Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Why do I worry about things I never thought about before becoming a mom?
Before kids, a staircase was just a staircase and a drive was just a drive. After motherhood, ordinary places can suddenly display…
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Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
How your relationship with risk can change after having kids
Having children does not only introduce new risks. It changes who lives with the consequences of some decisions. A choice that once…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Why the world can feel more dangerous after you have a baby
The world does not suddenly change on the day your baby is born, but the way you scan it can. Places that…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Why does it feel like motherhood changed my personality?
Sometimes motherhood does not feel like adding a new role to the person you already were. It feels like the whole person…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing silence after having young kids
Sometimes you do not want to be away from your family. You want ten minutes when nobody is talking, singing, asking, crying,…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing the days when you could sleep without being on duty for anyone
Sometimes what you miss is not only more hours of sleep. You miss going to bed knowing that until morning nobody depends…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing your relationship before kids
Sometimes you do not miss a different partner or a life without your children. You miss the version of your relationship where…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing your old friendships and social life after becoming a mom
Sometimes you did not lose your friends. You lost the ease with which friendship used to happen. A text that once became…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Grieving your old life after having a baby
A baby begins a new chapter, but something also closes. You can be deeply glad your child exists and still feel sad…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Loving your kids and missing your old freedom at the same time
Often what parents miss is not the absence of their children. It is the ability to make a small decision without checking…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing your pre-kids life during an exhausting season of parenting
Your old life often looks brightest when the present is especially heavy. That does not always mean you secretly preferred not having…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing spontaneity after becoming a mom
You may still be a spontaneous person. The infrastructure changed. A last-minute idea now has to pass through meals, naps, school pickup,…