By Mirna Haddad I Mother my son too much I Mother my son too much terrified of childhood trauma or is it to break the previous cycle of conventional motherhood I mother my son too much to prove I’m a good mom, to whom I always wonder I mother my son too much in the…
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How to Live In Flow State: A Mother’s Guide to Wellbeing
By Aden Eyob Author of The Book On Mind Training The adage ‘A mother’s work is never done has been overused over the years as the basis for mothers neglecting self-care and boundaries. Furthermore, it validates the notion that a mother’s needs are not more important than her children and partner’s. Although the saying may…
Motherhood Is The Toughest Job But I Won’t Trade It For The World
By Nosheen What Motherhood Is For Me Motherhood is knowing joy, even while experiencing the hardest trials of life. Nothing else can produce the joy or broken heart that motherhood allows. I couldn’t imagine going through life without feeling that spectrum of emotion. There are wonderful days when I feel my cup runneth over. There…
The Bittersweet Reality of Motherhood: How I Embraced it
By Karen Al Annan Why Motherhood Is Bittersweet : Identity Loss, Postpartum Depression & loving my babies in between Motherhood! Wow. One word, three syllables, infinite dimensions. My name is Karen Al Annan. I am a mom. I am a wife. I am a friend. I am a daughter. I am what feels like a…
9 Simple Ways to Spend More Quality Time with Your Kids
By Aline Davoyan A few days ago, my eldest son came to me out of the blue and said, “I love you, mommy. No, actually, I adore you”. As you can imagine, I was very moved by his statement. But I was also a bit surprised, not knowing the reason behind it. Then he continued,…
Teaching kids to accept diversity: Cultural Awareness
By Urooj Rehman Why I’m concerned as a mother with dealing with cultural differences in today’s modern world My heart has been heavy recently. I’m noticing, and feeling, the weight of political and social events around me a lot more than I used to. I’m a mom of two girls, 3 and 8 months old,…
Postpartum Depression | It Isn’t Taboo & should be socially handled
By Roussol Hamze My pregnancy journey was a very happy, active one; however, during its last month I felt so down that I thought could it be depression? But then I was like, naaahh I’m just exhausted! ..The moment I laid my eyes on Maryam I felt so much love my heart couldn’t contain.. 2nd night…
Leaving The Job You Love To Be A Stay At Home Mom: A Real Story
My way or the Airway By Sarah 12 years of being an airline crew flying freely with one of the worlds best airline, the good salary, the free tickets, the life style, no room for boredom the sky is your office view, new crew, new passengers, new destinations, the hectic schedule the jetlags, the unruly…
Being A Mom Doesn’t Disconnect You From Who You Were
By Elvina Before your child was born you were a woman. Now you are a mother…Your child will meet you as a mother. Give your child a chance to meet the person you were before becoming a mother.. It is hard, raising a human being involves a lot of struggles, you forget yourself, your time doesn’t…
How To Deal With Carpal Tunnel During Pregnancy
By Sonam Sia @mommastic “𝐃𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭” Carpal tunnel is one of most annoying yet the least talked about symptom of pregnancy and postpartum.Since the onset of…