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…
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Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Identity, wellbeing, guilt, rest and making room for yourself in motherhood.
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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
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
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,…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing the days when you could leave the house without planning everything
Sometimes the thing you miss is not travel or nightlife. It is grabbing your keys and leaving. With young kids, a simple…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Is it normal to miss your life before kids even if you love being a mom?
Missing your old life does not necessarily mean wanting all of it back. You may miss time, quiet, ease, or a former…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
When resting feels impossible because you keep remembering another task
You sit down and remember the uniform. You return to the couch and think of the school email. When nothing urgent seems…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
How to mentally disconnect from family responsibilities for a while
You can stop doing tasks and keep managing the household in your head. Mental disconnection needs more than free hands: it helps…