Ep 112: Motherhood: Yes, no, maybe

<p>A personal chat for any stage or feelings on being or having a mother. A few days after Mother's Day and with some articles that came across my IG feed as of late, I’ve been pondering:</p> <p>How we respond, trigger, idolize, yearn for and celebrate this complex topic that applies to every single one of us.</p> <p>First, the <a href="https://elegantexcellencejournal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elegant Excellence Goals Journal</a> Summer Collection is here! With a very limited restock, get yours today!</p> <p>_______</p> <p>Podcasts, blogs and articles referenced:</p> <ul> <li>Beautiful all-encompassing <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/un-happy-mothers-day/id1422007489?i=1000520807402" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode of Cafeteria Christian</a> on Mother's Day specifically in the Christian church, with a moving liturgy/poem at minute 14</li> <li><a href="https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-becoming-a-mom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jess Ann Kirby</a> blogger who didn’t plan to have children then got pregnant</li> <li>One of many articles that links to many other articles on <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/style/childfree-women.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">children and happiness</a></li> <li><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rule-040-custom-domain-names-make-horrible-baby-gifts/id998421286?i=1000368918272" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marriage is Funny episode</a> on not having children</li> </ul> <p>Instagram accounts:</p> <p>Remember to follow wisely, slow, limiting your follows to under 200-300. You can gain what you need from someone in an hour of taking in their content without needing to see it daily. You can follow someone then realize only 5% applies to you + unfollow. You can follow then realize for some reason they’re increasing your anxiety or resentment + unfollow. Some accounts talk on the topic often, others may have a blog post or podcast episode on it specifically.</p> <ul> <li>Walking through loss + trying to conceive <a href= "