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Making Room For Limitations

I think I figured it out. This existential dread and despair that pops up for me. That settles heavily on my chest. I scramble through the day to get that laundry done, get toys put away, get time with kids, finish that email, run to the grocery store, call that friend, clean the bathroom… the list goes on. And here’s the real kicker, mama.

It’s not possible. I can’t do it all.

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Sleep Is Queen

Before kids, I underestimated the power of sleep. I knew I had a hard time when tired, but I never knew this kind of desperate tired. The only-thing-I-can-think about tired. Anxiety inducing, what-will-this-night-hold kind of tired.

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Motherhood Is…

Motherhood is being struck anew by how dense the tiny nucleus of your life here: Here, in this room, two tiny humans tucked away in bed.

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6 Grounding Practices For The Baby Blues

For the postpartum days when everything feels a little upside down

You’re holding your sweet baby, and your hormones are doing cartwheels. One moment you're crying, the next you're soaking in the sweetness of tiny toes and sleepy sighs.

This swirl of emotions is normal — but it can feel like a lot.
Here are a few ways to ground yourself in the midst of the baby blues

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Travel

This is beautiful chaos. What does the beautiful chaos look like for you today, mama?

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Therapy-Talk, Deep Breaths Colleen Barrows Therapy-Talk, Deep Breaths Colleen Barrows

Nervous System Reset

Your nervous system governs your stress response—think fight, flight, freeze. A reset doesn’t mean you flip a switch and become zen. It’s more like slowly loosening a rubber band that’s been stretched too tightly for too long. You’re offering your body micro-moments of safety, presence, and relief.

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Let’s Begin Here

Let’s begin together, fellow mama, parent, joy-seeker, struggler. Let’s chase beauty, seek joy, and gently push back against the belief that our worth is tied only to what we produce. Because honestly? That’s not working for me anymore

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