The Calm Nest
The Illusion of Control
Motherhood slowly taught me what life had been trying to show me all along: Control is an illusion. No schedule can guarantee the day. No plan can predict the night....
The Illusion of Control
Motherhood slowly taught me what life had been trying to show me all along: Control is an illusion. No schedule can guarantee the day. No plan can predict the night....
At My Smallest, I Was My Sickest
I want to talk about something that can feel a little controversial in the pregnancy and postpartum space. I’m going to talk about my body. Because for me, my body...
At My Smallest, I Was My Sickest
I want to talk about something that can feel a little controversial in the pregnancy and postpartum space. I’m going to talk about my body. Because for me, my body...
The Flowers
When the day began to feel too full — too loud in my mind, too heavy in my body — I learned to look for something small. Something ordinary. Sometimes,...
The Flowers
When the day began to feel too full — too loud in my mind, too heavy in my body — I learned to look for something small. Something ordinary. Sometimes,...
The Unexpected Moment at 3am
Last night, something really small happened. But it stayed with me. It was one of those 3am wake-ups.The kind where the whole house feels suspended in time. My husband was...
The Unexpected Moment at 3am
Last night, something really small happened. But it stayed with me. It was one of those 3am wake-ups.The kind where the whole house feels suspended in time. My husband was...
Motherhood Is Not a Performance
Before my son was even conceived, I was already carrying something heavy. Expectations. I had a very clear image in my mind of what a “good mother” looked like. She...
Motherhood Is Not a Performance
Before my son was even conceived, I was already carrying something heavy. Expectations. I had a very clear image in my mind of what a “good mother” looked like. She...
You Don’t Need to Bounce Back, You Need to Be Held
This has been weighing on my mind a lot recently. I don’t think new mums need to bounce back.I think they need to be held. Somehow, culturally, we’ve absorbed this...
You Don’t Need to Bounce Back, You Need to Be Held
This has been weighing on my mind a lot recently. I don’t think new mums need to bounce back.I think they need to be held. Somehow, culturally, we’ve absorbed this...