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Reflections on matrescence, attachment, & intergenerational trauma healing

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The Time Between Worlds

Late pregnancy is a threshold and this is how I'm surrendering to the unknown.

The Longing For Sisterhood in Motherhood

Moms need camaraderie and connection with other moms who get it.

When Therapy Isn't Accessible For Moms

Therapy should challenge social ideologies that damage maternal mental health.

The Burden of Invisibility In Postpartum

When the village centers the baby, postpartum mothers are denied support that actually feels like support.

Your mother self is your wildest self.

Exploring the wild woman archetype in matrescence

How to Let Postpartum Be a Sacred Season, Even When It Feels Like You're Surviving

Let it be beautiful. Let it be brutal. It's remaking you <3

7 Biological Reasons You Don't Want Anyone Else to Hold Your Baby

96% of moms on my Instagram poll said they don't like to share their baby. Let's explore why.

Let the mother you want to be fall away and become the mother your children actually need.

Reflections on being pregnant & moving into a new season of matrescence

When Grandma Tries to Be Mama

I polled 514 mothers on Instagram & 88% of them said they felt like their mom or MIL tried to act like mother to their kid rather than grandmother. Is this a generational issue?

On Going No-Contact: Estrangement is About Your Relationship to Yourself, Not Your Emotionally Immature, Abusive, or Neglectful Parent

Reflections on the decision to maintain contact or go no-contact -- and an inventory for paid subscribers to flesh out ambivalence