Things I'd do differently as a new mother

We don’t speak about the unpleasant parts of parenting often enough, we need to normalize this.

I look pretty chill in this pic, but I was battling high self-expectations, Mom rage and shame about not being a good Mom.

A page from my sketchbook, when my daughter was about 7 months old. “Some days are longer than the others“, I wrote!

Art journalling was incredibly helpful in being an outlet in the early days. I did the 100-day project with a friend when my daughter was about 10 months old. Read more here.

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