Feeling this today. I’m in week 3 of no childcare with my toddler, I thought I would implode if I didn’t get some alone time to ground and regulate my nervous system. But I had no choice so my body just figured out how to integrate motherhood even deeper, and I’m feeling more grounded than ever. It does feel like motherhood requires these hard trials to force you to grow into yourself. Why? Lol
Reading that you feel less pain, more grounded, more regulated, within parenthood really cracked my brain open to a possibility I had never considered. Had only feared more anxiety, more pain, less regulation. Wow. Thank you for sharing, love your newsletters.
Totally relate to this, particularly the sensitive nervous system, I feel like with each of my babies I’ve had to adjust and anchor myself even more to be able to hold both my own sensitive NS and theirs too. It’s been one of my biggest surprises and gifts in motherhood. And I often feel surprised when I’m stripped of the space I had planned due to childcare falling through or illness… somehow I always manage to figure it out and get what needs to be done complete. It forces me to work so much more efficiently because I know I’m on limited time. Beautiful piece Asia xxx
Oh yes to so much here, the needing to pivot and be flexible when things change and are out of our control. And yes to the figuring things out, I would say mothering has realigned me to my inner self rather than external forces, there is such a strong feeling about certain things that I have no choice but to listen to a voice from deep within xx
Thank you, Asia. I feel supported, known, and held in your words. May they also continue to support you. Parenting is indeed simultaneously the most rewarding and most exhausting thing imaginable.
Feeling this today. I’m in week 3 of no childcare with my toddler, I thought I would implode if I didn’t get some alone time to ground and regulate my nervous system. But I had no choice so my body just figured out how to integrate motherhood even deeper, and I’m feeling more grounded than ever. It does feel like motherhood requires these hard trials to force you to grow into yourself. Why? Lol
Reading that you feel less pain, more grounded, more regulated, within parenthood really cracked my brain open to a possibility I had never considered. Had only feared more anxiety, more pain, less regulation. Wow. Thank you for sharing, love your newsletters.
“Married men have wives to help them, married women have only themselves.”- anonymous
This is a massive part of the issue in our culture.
I’m a solo by choice parent and somehow it’s getting easier.
Totally relate to this, particularly the sensitive nervous system, I feel like with each of my babies I’ve had to adjust and anchor myself even more to be able to hold both my own sensitive NS and theirs too. It’s been one of my biggest surprises and gifts in motherhood. And I often feel surprised when I’m stripped of the space I had planned due to childcare falling through or illness… somehow I always manage to figure it out and get what needs to be done complete. It forces me to work so much more efficiently because I know I’m on limited time. Beautiful piece Asia xxx
Oh yes to so much here, the needing to pivot and be flexible when things change and are out of our control. And yes to the figuring things out, I would say mothering has realigned me to my inner self rather than external forces, there is such a strong feeling about certain things that I have no choice but to listen to a voice from deep within xx
Thank you, Asia. I feel supported, known, and held in your words. May they also continue to support you. Parenting is indeed simultaneously the most rewarding and most exhausting thing imaginable.
Beautiful ♥️🌳