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04/27/2026

New article is up.

If feeding your baby has ever felt like too much, like something in your body isn’t lining up with what you expected, this one is for you.

It turns out oxytocin is doing a lot more than the “love hormone” story lets on. And understanding what it’s actually doing changes something.

Link in bio.

04/21/2026

There’s a place that nobody talks about much.

It isn’t crisis. But it isn’t the other side either.

It’s the middle — uncertain, unresolved, and full of small moments that are so easy to dismiss as not enough.

The recycling finally gets taken out. A text gets answered.

I wrote about this place — and why those quiet, ordinary moments might be the most important ones to pay attention to.

If you want a clearer map of what’s happening in your nervous system and how to work with it, I created a course for exactly this.

Link in bio. 🤍

04/13/2026

Awareness is where we begin. But it isn’t where we stay.

If you’ve been sitting with hard things lately — noticing, naming, not looking away — that matters.

And there’s a next step when you’re ready for it.

This week’s piece is about what comes after noticing. It’s short, it’s gentle, and there’s something small you can try right where you are.

Link in bio for the full article and a short practice.

03/23/2026

Parents, what if the hardest part isn’t the struggle itself, but the voice that tells you you’re not allowed to have one?

New on Substack — link in bio.

03/16/2026

I was already a therapist. And I could not grab onto a single thing I knew in the moment my son was having a public meltdown.

Self-trust doesn’t disappear because you’re failing.

It disappears because your nervous system is overwhelmed.

Read the full piece. Link in bio.

03/09/2026

“Can you leave now?”

My middle schooler said this recently when I went into his room just to say hi and tell him I love him.

It stung. And….it was a good reminder. He’s growing away from me, and my job is to let him.

But letting go isn’t just a mental decision. It’s something we have to practice in our bodies—the vulnerability of it, the fear, the surprising relief on the other side.

This week I wrote about releasing your grip as your children grow, and I recorded a practice for actually feeling what release is like.

Because we can think about letting go all day. But until we feel it within our bodies, it stays theoretical.

Link in bio if you need this today.

What are you holding onto that’s ready to be released?

02/22/2026

(I posted this Note on Substack today but thought our Instagram friends might need it too.)💕

A Self-Compassion Practice for Today:

Close your eyes and picture yourself as a six-year-old with wild hair, holes in the knees of your pants, paint splatters on your shirt.

Put each hand to opposite shoulders and give yourself a big butterfly hug. Really take your time and squeeze. Notice how that feels.

Then say out loud, “I am a delightful human.”

Say it one more time. Stay there a little longer…and when you’re ready, blink your eyes open.

Happy Saturday! 💕

02/16/2026

You’re allowed to grieve the birth you didn’t get. 
The postpartum you imagined. 
The partnership you thought you’d have. 
The mother you thought you’d be. 
All of it. Even the parts that “turned out fine.” 
New post on holding grief and gratitude in the same body. 
Link in bio. 💚 

02/09/2026

You already know more about your child than any expert ever could.

That tightness in your chest when something feels off? That’s information.

The “but...” that comes after someone else’s advice? That’s your knowing.

You don’t need permission to trust yourself. You just need to start listening.

New on the newsletter—link in bio.

02/02/2026

If you’ve ever felt like you can’t find words for what motherhood is doing to you—this is why.

The transformation is too vast for the language we’ve been given.

So writers reach for space exploration, ocean ecosystems, climate science, and light itself.

I rounded up 8 books that do this beautifully (pared down from a list of 25). Link in bio for the list. 🌊🌙

maternalmentalhealth bookstagram embodiedmotherhood motherhoodrising literarymotherhood postpartumjourney nervoussystemhealing readingmothers

01/26/2026

I’ve been asking a lot of my clients lately:
“Are you in collapse?”
Not just tired.
Not just needing rest.
Actually shut down.
The tricky part? Collapse looks like rest.
You’re on the couch, you’re “doing nothing,” you’re scrolling or watching TV for hours.
But here’s the difference: rest restores you. Collapse depletes you further.
If you’ve been “resting” all weekend and still feel worse on Monday, you might not be resting at all.
New post on recognizing nervous system collapse and what actually helps when you’re stuck there.

Link in bio.

01/12/2026

I spent 2025 teaching nervous system tools and postpartum strategies.

This year, I’m sharing more personal, reflective writing. Starting with what my own losses taught me about presence.

Read about it in my latest Substack article.

Link in bio.

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