Slowing down allows time and presence to see the beauty and sweetness in the ordinary moments. When you realize the ordinary moments are actually opportunities to be seen as extraordinary, your brain releases chemicals of oxytocin, dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin. They wash over you, lowering cortisol and relaxing you. Hugging and snuggling your littles releases [...]
Category: cottage core mom
The Sacred Work of Motherhood
(artwork by Loré Pemberton) This painting has always made me think of myself with my firstborn son and brings me right back to those sweet emotions. I can recall the busyness, the tiredness, the responsibility of those days but also the incredible sense of love and purpose. That I had truly stepped into something I [...]
Want to Cultivate More Everyday Magic in Your Mothering?
Years ago someone saw me snuggling up with my daughter and said, “Oh, you’re a cozy mama.” I thought to myself, “Yes! Yes, I am.” “Cozy” is my ultimate aesthetic 🥰 Even in real life, with the chaos of littles underfoot, and a lived-in home, “cozy” is what I want to feel. Cozy home. Cozy [...]
The Part Nobody Warned Me About…
This was one part of being a coach that I didn’t expect. Something nobody warned me about. I’m just over here quietly amassing a collective of the MOST STUNNING HEARTS I’ve ever met 🩷💖💝 The COACH/CLIENT relationship is so unique and special 🎁 Because when you sow seeds they always come back to you in [...]
What if You Are More Powerful Than You Know?
The other day I was reading the journal I started when I was pregnant with our son, Landon, our first born. Getting acquainted with the beautiful little mother within me causes all those lovely emotions to surface once again. The wonder-filled conversations with the little man I had yet to formally meet makes me remember [...]
Want to Enjoy Motherhood More?
Nobody decides to be a mother dreading it. While there are sometimes apprehensions and the fear of the unknown, there is also a magnetic pull on the inside of us toward this dream. And when the dream comes true, some days will feel like work. Because they are. No matter what stage of life your [...]
Dear Algorithm,
Dear Algorithm...pretty please! Send me all the mamas who want to enjoy slow living, creating a cottage-core home, romanticizing motherhood, and who are ready to THRIVE in EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE and in building a LEGACY OF LOVE. ❤️ No matter what season you may find yourself in your motherhood journey, it's going to span your entire [...]
Your Legacy Exists Today!
As parents we often think of what type of legacy we will leave to our children and grandchildren. But what if I told you that your legacy is actually being formed TODAY? Every interaction with your littles, teens, or adult children is building brick upon brick the experience you are having with them and they [...]
Remember When You Thought Motherhood Would Be So Magical? What Happened?
What if we could savor the magic of motherhood, even when our children are grown? I don’t mean “magical” in a mystical way, (some people of faith get weirded out by that word) but I mean the INEXPRESSIBLE JOY that it is TO LOVE and BE LOVED by a child. I started a journal for [...]
Want to Know a Little Secret About Homeschooling?
Hey, Mama! I get it. I see you. And, I hear you. You are like so many of the mamas I support as a coach. They tell me things like, "My kids won't listen to me." or "They won't do the work." or "I don't think this curriculum is the right choice for us after [...]
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