For Moms

Is This Motherhood???

The baby monitor crackles at 3:47 AM—your fourth wake-up tonight. You stumble to the crib, this is not how you imagined your life as a parent would be. You knew it would be hard, but this is so much more.

Days blur together in endless cycles of feeding, changing, and soothing. Friends text asking how you’re doing, and you respond with “So blessed!” because that’s what’s expected. But the truth feels too messy to share. You love your baby fiercely, yet feel trapped by the relentless demands.

Simple tasks have become insurmountable.

Showering is a luxury. You cry while folding tiny onesies, overwhelmed by emotions you can’t name. The weight of responsibility feels crushing. This helpless little person depends entirely on you.  It’s the hardest and most important job you’ve ever had and you feel like your worst self. What if you’re not enough?

Social media shows glowing mothers with sleeping babies and pristine homes. You wonder what’s wrong with you that you just can’t get it together. The isolation creeps in. Adult conversation and your pre child self are a thing of the past. Your mind races at night with endless worries about feeding schedules and symptoms you google obsessively.

Your partner tries to help. But it doesn’t even make a dent in your overwhelm and feeling alone. You used to be so self sufficient.  Now you’re wrecked with guilt at the amount of help you need ask for—let alone what you actually need. Where is the joy you thought you’d feel?

Something has to change.

What you’re experiencing is more common than you know. The first phone call for therapy can feel scary, but it can also be a lifeline. Therapy can give you a supportive place to speak honestly about your postpartum struggles and the opportunity to learn different ways of carrying your current load. Call, email or text me and we an get you started on feeling better.