Look everyone, the lovely Aubrey (on twitter) is here today with this inspiring guest post. I love it so much! You might want a tissue for the good tears the end might bring up for you. You can read more of Aubrey’s funny and sharp writing on her blog: Nature does strange things to a…
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I hope you are having a lovely Mother’s Day. But this day is all kinds of hard. As is motherhood itself. Today (and everyday) it’s so tempting to measure your success as a mother by what you get from others. Hugs, cards, flowers… But are you measuring the love YOU give yourself? Are you giving yourself…
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I am so very honored to have Hayley Lau here today. This guest post is very important to me. It is a shining example of Permission-Based Healing, though I don’t claim to say that Hayley was influenced by my work when she wrote it. In her courage, Hayley is one of the deepest writers I know. She…
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I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to hold the PPD SpeakEasy support phone chat that was scheduled for this coming Tuesday. DH and I are both dealing with spinal ouches. His pain is much greater than mine. ‎3 days ago he herniated disc in his lower back. Recovery time is a total…
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Hi there. This is not really a blog post. It’s just a reminder. The Ithaca, NY April PPD support group will meet on Thursday April 5 at 12:30pm — 1:30pm. (The change of date is because of an event at the Women’s Opportunity Center, and it’s just for this month.) Meeting info: Struggling while mothering?…
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A moment after he woke up, the 3yo asked: Mama, when will you teach me to fly? I hugged him close and sniffed his neck as tears flooded my eyes. I didn’t answer right then and there. When he comes home from preschool today I’ll have an answer ready for him: Never. Always. …
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