It’s been a while…
Helloooooooo world! It’s been a while… When I started this blog at 6 months pregnant, I had no intention of waiting until almost 6 months postpartum to get back into writing. I had every intention of using this blog as a way to connect with new moms who were on this...
Pregnancy Wellness & Preparing for Birth
Preparing for a first-time birth is a bit like training months and months for the most intense obstacle course race of your life… in which you have no idea what the obstacles are going to be. You have somewhat of an idea, you’ve heard how hard it will be, and how...
Celebrating Pregnancy
At the moment I’m writing this, I am just about 38 weeks pregnant with our baby girl, who could make her grand entrance into the world any day now! Although I’m hearing with first-time pregnancies that it usually takes longer than 40 weeks, I’m feeling like she’s...
The Mother Wound: A Journey of Healing
What is the Mother Wound? The mother wound is the pain, wounding, and trauma that’s carried by a mother and inherited by her children, with daughters facing the brunt of this wound. Even if a mother is physically present, having a mother who is not emotionally...
Moving Through COVID… Pregnant & Unvaccinated
Well, going into the new year with COVID was definitely not anywhere on my to-do list. I’d be lying if I said I stayed calm at the onset of symptoms… I had a good ol’ fashioned meltdown. Mostly because, if I’m being honest, I never actually thought I would get it...
How Motherhood Found Me
Alright, story time! Deep breaths (I say this more for myself). This is gonna be a long one. Well, for starters, if you’ve already read my bio you know that I never planned on being a mother. So you’d imagine my surprise when I fell in love at 25 years old… with a...
Introducing The Root Wilde
Hello and welcome to my little corner of the internet! I’ve always wanted to start a blog, and I am super excited that I finally put the pedal to the metal and made it happen. (HUGE thank you to Marci at Dragonfly Ave—she made this beautiful website and without her I...