When We Become Brittle

As a mother, managing this hunger is a daily dance as we can’t always put ourselves first. In fact, we often need to put children first and in doing so get further away from our own feeding and need for care.

MotherhoodJamie GreenwoodDecember 27, 2018brittle, mothering the mother, mothering, postpartum, questions for peace, self compassion, being enough, being needy, feeling aliveComment

Creativity + Motherhood

You can't go back to the way you were, for you are forever changed, and while you know you aren’t who you used to be, the newest version of you is still emerging. Now is the time to nourish the well of creativity, not to hastefully tap it again.

MotherhoodJamie GreenwoodJune 19, 2018creativity, mothering, slowing down, mindfulness, being enough, being present, being grounded, postpartumComment

Enough

Is it really enough of a contribution that I spend our days feeding, burping, changing, and soothing? Certainly I could be doing more? Certainly I could find some way to prove my worth to society while stuck in this nursing chair?