Lauren Wilde
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Lauren Wilde
“Perhaps the least visible but most pervasive job is that of household manager. “That one is constant,” Smock says. “It’s the person who remembers everything: that Joey needs to have a dentist appointment, what foods each child likes, that a babysitter needs to be hired for the weekend. If a mother is handing her husband a grocery list, he is given... See more
Postpartum Perinatal Following Loss
Guidelines for navigating the emotional and physical challenges following the loss of an unborn child, offering suggestions for mental health support, grief processing, and honoring the brief life of the child.
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Postpartum Preparation — The MotherLoad Collective
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This practice of accepting my feelings without judgment and leaning into self-compassion was the first and most important step in my healing journey. As we always say in the therapy room, you can’t heal what you don’t feel.
I also realized I had to forgive my past self. I had to forgive the version of myself who sat on that couch staring into space,... See more
I also realized I had to forgive my past self. I had to forgive the version of myself who sat on that couch staring into space,... See more
Rebecca Abrams on the effect of a second child on woman's feelings for her firstborn
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I find this topic so fascinating and have been loving all of the convos I have been getting to have with you all in the comments and DMs!
This question was a helpful one for myself as I was trying to decide to have kids.
Is there a question you would encourage other fence sitters to ask... See more
instagram.comThe truth is that motherhood is as beautiful as it looks on the congratulations cards, but it can also be a mess. It’s important to be honest about this. No real change is possible until working mothers stop trying to be all things to all people—perfect at work, perfect as partners, and perfect as mothers, with each role kept entirely separate.
... See moreLara Bazelon • The End of Mom Guilt
I’m not a celebrity, I’m a worker. I’ve always worked. I was working before people read anything about me, and the day they stopped reading about me, I was doing even more work. And the idea that if you’re a mother, you’re not doing anything—it’s the hardest job there is, being a mother or father requires great sacrifice, discipline, selflessness,... See more