expectations

self - Development by MASeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Why Shame is Not a Good Motivator

You know that guilty feeling you get when you wish you had reacted differently after you lost your cool? Or that sadness you feel when you realize you accidentally hurt someone’s feelings or made someone feel left out? That’s the useful kind of shame. The kind that induces behavior change based on an action you […]

motherhood by MANovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021

Present for Thanksgiving

I’m not sure how many years I’ve blazed through a Holiday without even looking up. Especially since having kids, it’s way easier to focus on the hard stuff. Traveling with babies is hard, being on vacation with babies is hard and then transitioning back to normal life after the vacation is hard. And forget trying […]

motherhood by MADecember 10, 2019

The View is Worth the Climb

You’ll stand at the bottom of your mountain and dread the climb. You’ll make a list of how to do it. You’ll talk about it with a friend. You’ll complain about it. You’ll read about it. And if you ever get around to actually conquering it…you’ll get to the top and see 50 more mountains […]

self - Development by MAMay 15, 2019May 26, 2019

“Hashtag” Goals

Does the thought of setting a goal bring up feelings of anxiety, overwhelm and failure? You’re not alone. I didn’t write my goals down for the longest time because I felt like writing them down only gave me a solid opportunity to fail when I didn’t achieve them. The expectations we put on ourselves are […]

self - Development by MAMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019

Releasing Your Expectations

From the day we are born into this world, we are expected to do something. While mostly out of love, expectations are still thrown at us. As we grow up our own expectations start to grow within us, based on what we see and hear from those around us. From that very first day, we […]

self - Development by MAMay 15, 2019

Stop ‘Should-ing’ on Yourself

Guilt & The Weight of ‘Should’ As I sit here in my bedroom, I’m consistently and routinely going over the things in my head I should be doing. All day long, the thoughts roll through, sometimes noticed and sometimes just routine. “I should have gotten up earlier.” “I should have worked out today.” “What’s wrong […]

motherhood by MAMay 13, 2019

Have we lost the sisterhood in motherhood?

There’s no ‘hood’ like ‘motherhood’, am I right? The days are long, but the years are short. Why do you think we see so many memes joking about the trials, praising the wine and laughing through the exhaustion, as we scroll through our feeds? Motherhood is HARD! It’s okay to think its hard. It’s okay […]