Hey mama. I see you. Not all the hats you\u2019re wearing, not your kids or your partner, but YOU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ve been told your whole life what to do. Told the boxes to check off, the checkpoints to reach. And you\u2019ve done them. You\u2019ve done a good job, too. Got married. Had babies. And somewhere along the line, you stopped living *your* life to tend to everyone else\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I see the ache inside of you. The part of you that longs to be seen. You run yourself ragged taking care of everyone else. And you lie in bed at night wondering if this is all there is? What about all the things that used to bring you joy? What about all those things that used to light you up? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You dream of running away. Of starting again. You\u2019d never do it, of course. You love those humans in your care so.damn.much. But that voice inside of you thinks \u201cWhat if\u2026.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who decided it had to be one or the other? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who decided you had to choose family OR passion? Children OR career? Others OR self?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who decided you couldn\u2019t change? Couldn\u2019t grow? Couldn\u2019t become a different version of you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who decided you had to stay the same forever? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know, I know. It\u2019s culture, right? It\u2019s just some idea floating around us and we just assume it\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it doesn\u2019t have to be. You KNOW there\u2019s more. You know it\u2019s ok to normalize changing your mind and becoming someone better. You know there\u2019s more within you. And you know you\u2019ll probably be a better mom if you start listening to that tiny voice within you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know the voice\u2026 The one you buried deep? That you\u2019ve gotten really good at ignoring? It\u2019s that part of you that is fire and ferocity. It\u2019s the part of you that has never had a place or space or grace to just be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But she\u2019s longing to get out. And you can\u2019t keep ignoring that voice. As hard as you try you can\u2019t keep ignoring it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That idea you have lurking in the back of your brain? It\u2019s a good one. It\u2019s YOURS. And if you choose to foster it, you\u2019re not a bad mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you choose to grow something for you? You\u2019re not a bad mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re not a bad mom. Period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re a mom who has forgotten to listen to herself. To the truest parts of herself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re a mom with good ideas and amazing people around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re a mom who cares so deeply that you forgot to care about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it\u2019s time. It\u2019s YOUR time. That fire within you? It\u2019s erupting. And you know you need to care for it. Or it will consume you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re ready for this moment. Everything in you has brought you here. You know how to care for yourself. You know how to care for your humans. And now? Now it\u2019s time to do both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s no longer an OR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now it\u2019s an AND. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Family AND passion. Children AND career. Others AND self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You AND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s time. You can go at your pace. You can go your way. But please, allow yourself to *go.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go improve your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go change the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ll be with you as you go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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