Mother's Day is a day of mixed emotions. For some, it's a day to feel appreciated and celebrated. For others, it's a day to feel guilt and self-doubt. And for others, it's a day to feel sadness and grief, remembering losses and pains from years...
Mother's Day--the one day set aside each year on which moms feel appreciated, loved, and celebrated. It's a beautiful idea. But the ugly truth? Mother's Day is one day out of the year when moms feel the greatest guilt. It's true. We moms too often spend Mother's...
Several months ago, I joined my very first "mastermind" group, the High Performance Mastermind, created by Brendon Burchard. I had no idea what a Mastermind even was (other than a funny kids' movie!), but I quickly came to realize I was joining a group of...
There's a lot of talk this time of year about what to get Mom for Mother's Day, of what we moms want, what we deserve, and what we truly desire. While all of these are undoubtedly important, I want to talk for a few minutes...
Why does Mother's Day always make me think of all I'm not doing right as a Mother? Every year I try to avoid it, but I can't escape. The images of crafty, fulfilled, do-it-all moms who are (seemingly) perfect, fill the world, and at first,...
It’s cliché, I know, but I certainly wasn’t expecting postpartum depression (PPD). Newly graduated from college and recently married, I couldn’t wait to start a family, to finally become a mother. It was something I’d wanted my entire life. PPD Round 1 Fast-forward 9 months. I didn’t...
Are We Not All Mothers? I recently asked my Facebook friends to list three words they would use to describe mothers. Some of their replies included: absolute, unconditional love; teaching, loving, learning; angels on earth; soul-stretching love[1]. And I agree. If there’s one word that defines...