Why I do this Work

  • Before

    Before I became a parent, I thought I knew everything there was to know about parenting because, surely, this stuff is innate and instinctual. It cannot be as hard as folks make it seem.

  • During

    When I was pregnant and the algorithms threw me head-first into the realm of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting, my naive confidence started to waver a little but I told myself I had 30+ weeks to learn all there was to learn.

  • After

    And when I was in the early weeks of postpartum life, I was quickly humbled. Nothing was really coming easily, or instinctually. Every single decision felt like it was monumental. I thought I had to figure it out and endure because that is what parenting is...right?

Reality

I needed support and assurance. I needed someone to connect with who I could say anything to, who wouldn’t judge but could just hold space. Someone who could validate and normalize the struggles that come with new parenthood - or parenthood in general - and also offer gentle guidance.