With the mental health crisis at an all time high right now, the question “Can I check myself into a mental hospital?” Or “how do I know if I should?” may have crossed your mind once or twice. For me, not only did it cross my mind, but I did just that. After dealing with anxiety, depression and a host of other things for longer than I care to admit, I decided to seek help from professionals and checked myself into a mental hospital. Why I Checked Myself into a Mental Hospital[...]
As mothers, our world is constantly changing. When I had my first child, self care or me time was rarely mentioned. Now it's all I ever see. And just as quickly as the narrative around motherhood has drastically changed, so has our own sense of normal. With COVID-19 ever lurking in the back of our minds and stay at home orders being extended for the third time this year, I’m sure I wasn’t the only mom wondering how to get some me time during quarantine. And like most, I searched Pinte[...]
Hey Mama, Mothering is hard, but learning to let go is a whole other level. When you first become a mom, you want to protect your baby. Nature them. Mold them and keep them safe. But that’s just it. You can’t and the soon you figure that out, the sooner you can learn to let go. What Does Learning To Let Go Mean? Let me start by saying I am not advising that you just completely say forget the rules and let your kids act crazy. Learning to let go means loosening up the ropes a little bit. Al[...]
Hey Mama, If you're anything like me, you're four kids and eleven years in and just now thinking of setting boundaries for yourself. If you are also like me, it may seem like it's too late. But luckily for you, I never listen to myself and neither should you. When's the best time to set boundaries as a mother Anytime! Seriously. Things change. Having a six month old crawl all over you may have been cute before but now you're like, no ma'am, and that's okay. Or maybe your husband grabbing yo[...]
As a first time mom learning to delegate may not even be something you've thought about. With the newness of caring for a tiny human, wanting to make sure everything is done correctly is only natural. But learning to delegate small task can help relieve not only your stresses but those around you too! So, why is it so hard for moms to delegate tasks? For starters, we care too much. Let's be honest, as long as a task gets done (depending on said task of course) does it really matter how? Because[...]
I've been seeing this #10yearchallenge going around for some time now on Facebook and Instagram. So with the recent passing of my birthday it got me to thinking. What would I tell my twenty year old self? For starters, I'd tell her she's worth it. There's going to be a man who loves her wholeheartedly. He's going to love her for everything she is and everything she will become and you're worth it. You deserve that love. You don't know who you are or what you will become just yet, and that's ok[...]
Hey Momma, With it being Maternal Mental Health Week I wanted to take a moment to talk about grace. Giving yourself grace and what that looks like. As women we tend to put WAY too much pressure on ourselves. The pressures from society to be this iconic image compounded with our own insecurities and doubts often lands us in a whirlwind of frustration. As a new mom these feelings are often only magnified. The weight of having the survival of someone so helpless placed solely into your hands i[...]