The Calm Nest
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...
If I Could Tell My First-Year Mum Self One Thing
If I could go back and sit beside my first-year-mum self — the version of me with tired eyes and a heart cracked wide open — I wouldn’t overwhelm her...
If I Could Tell My First-Year Mum Self One Thing
If I could go back and sit beside my first-year-mum self — the version of me with tired eyes and a heart cracked wide open — I wouldn’t overwhelm her...
Postpartum Weight Loss Isn’t Always Healthy: Wh...
There’s something I want to talk about that feels a little controversial in the pregnancy and postpartum space — body changes. Because for me, it hasn’t been a neat, linear...
Postpartum Weight Loss Isn’t Always Healthy: Wh...
There’s something I want to talk about that feels a little controversial in the pregnancy and postpartum space — body changes. Because for me, it hasn’t been a neat, linear...