Parenting

Let’s say it like it is: peaceful parenting doesn’t always feel peaceful. Sometimes it feels like whisper-yelling in the pantry with your eyes closed and your hand in a half-eaten bag of chocolate chips. Sometimes it’s gritting your teeth while “calmly” asking your toddler not to stick a graham cracker in the outlet. I’ve been …

Fool Proof Ways to Conquer Your Mornings Because dragging yourself out of bed and into “mom mode” shouldn’t require a cape and caffeine IV. Let’s just get this out of the way: mornings are hard. If you’re anything like me, your morning routine may currently look more like morning chaos. Someone can’t find a sock. …

Let me just say it: If mom-judging were a competitive sport, some of us would be Olympic-level medalists. And I don’t mean judging others—I mean judging ourselves. We need to learn how to let go of mom judgements and finally be able to breathe again. The voice in your head that whispers, “You should be …

There’s something calming about routines—and also something ridiculously hard. Like, “why does this take Herculean effort every morning?” hard. If you’ve ever found yourself begging your toddler just to put on pants while holding a cold cup of coffee and rethinking your life choices at 7:42 a.m., you’re not alone. Setting a good routine for …

Welcome to the Unpaid, Overworked, and Emotionally Exhausting World of Motherhood Finding ways to reduce stress as a mom is not always easy. I love my kids. I’d walk through fire for them. But some days, I fantasize about checking into a hotel—alone—with a remote, a hot meal I don’t have to share, and no …

Being a Peaceful Mom Isn’t About Always Being Calm—It’s About Coming Back to Calm Let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: peace doesn’t mean perfect. It doesn’t mean whispering through clenched teeth while your toddler draws a mural in yogurt on the wall. It doesn’t mean never losing your cool when you’ve …

The Power of the Peaceful Pause: Taking 60 Seconds to Save Your Sanity How micro-moments of peace can shift the whole tone of your home. Let’s be honest: when people say, “Just take a moment to breathe,” it’s hard not to roll your eyes when you’re standing in a kitchen covered in sticky handprints, one …

When Peace Feels Out of Reach: What to Do on the Really Hard Days Permission to fall apart and still be a great mom, even on really hard days. Let’s just say it: some days, “peace” feels like a cruel joke. You know the ones. You’re up before the sun, already bone-tired. Someone’s crying before …

For as long as I can remember, I have always said the phrase, ‘Hay is for horses,” whenever one of my kids exclaims, “Hey!” This more often than not sends them into fits of giggles. I must have heard it from my mom or Mamaw. Either way, it is ingrained in my brain as an …