01/25/2024
For the overwhelmed mama, I see you & I am you 🤍
For those of you who have been following along for a while now, you’ve probably heard me share my story about becoming a mother in 2020. I won’t bore you by repeating all of the craziness, but I struggled. I struggled terribly. I put so much pressure on myself to give everything 100% that I sent my nervous system into fight or flight, resulting in 2+ years of chronic pain. It was a dark time for me.
I refuse to let that happen this time around. It’s just not an option.
So far, we’re surviving. But in full transparency, I’m overwhelmed & I find myself slipping back into old habits of guilting & pressuring myself.
I think it’s important to acknowledge these feelings, because I know back in 2020 as a brand new mama…I would have loved someone to share this with me.
Long story short, I’m putting myself on my own version of “maternity leave” and giving up a few things for now that are stressing me out.
You’ll find them listed below 👇🏼
1. Cooking- I will assemble frozen dinners from Trader Joe’s, and take advantage of the fact that we live in a world with places like , and .
2. Caring about my pants size. Guys- I bought jeans the other day that are 3 sizes bigger than my pre-pregnancy jeans and I’m honestly just proud of myself for wearing pants.
3. This account 🥴 While it pains me to write this, I need a break. Truthfully, I just need to dedicate the maybe one hour of time I get to myself in a day to myself- not , not roundups, not stories, not reels. Just livin’ real life.
I hope you understand, and I will most certainly be back soon- once I’m sleeping more consistently & have a bit more time to myself. But for now, I’m giving myself permission to embrace this fleeting time.
I’m self-employed (and a bit stir crazy) so while I’m taking a break from this account (& cooking), my family’s still gotta eat! In the interim, you can find me on my business page .
All my love,
Leah 🤍
