Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Not Recognizing Yourself After Becoming a Mom: Why It Can Feel So Strange
Sometimes the feeling is not simply “I’ve changed.” It is “I don’t know who I am now.” When your time, body, relationships,…
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Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Identity, wellbeing, guilt, rest and making room for yourself in motherhood.
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How to Keep Your Personal Identity After Having Kids
Keeping your identity after kids does not require building a separate life from your family. Often it means preserving enough personal choices,…
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Feeling Invisible Behind the Role of Mom
Sometimes you do not feel as if you disappeared internally. You feel as if the world stopped asking about the person behind…
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Missing Who You Were Before Kids Without Wanting Your Old Life Back
Missing the freedom, lightness, or version of yourself you had before children does not mean you want to erase the family you…
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How to Feel Like Yourself Again After Becoming a Mom
Feeling like yourself again usually does not arrive in one dramatic moment. It often starts with a few choices that belong to…
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Matrescence: Why Becoming a Mother Can Change Your Sense of Identity
Matrescence is a useful word for something many women notice after having a baby: motherhood does not simply add one new role.…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Feeling like you have to entertain your kids constantly to be a good mom
When every free moment in a child's day becomes a task for mom, family life turns into endless programming. Being connected is…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
How to stop being the official entertainment director for your whole family
Planning weekends, outings, birthdays, and family fun can look like the enjoyable part of parenting until one person is responsible for all…
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Is It Normal Not to Enjoy Playing With Your Kids for Hours?
You can love your children deeply and still get bored by long stretches of children's play. Boredom describes an activity, not the…
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Loving Your Kids and Getting Bored Playing With Them Can Both Be True
Loving your kids and getting bored while playing with them can both be true. Interest in an activity is not a measure…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
How to Connect With Your Kids If You Are Not a Very Playful Mom
You do not have to be a highly playful mom to be deeply connected. Reading, conversation, walks, shared tasks and small rituals…
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Preferring Reading or Walking With Your Kids Instead of Playing on the Floor
Reading, walking, cooking and talking can all be deep forms of connection. You do not have to prefer floor play to be…