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Grieving the Birth You Didn’t Have: Making Space for Both Gratitude and Grief

Many mothers quietly grieve the birth they didn’t have — the one that went differently than they hoped. You can love your baby deeply and still feel sadness, disappointment, or loss about your birth experience. Both gratitude and grief can coexist. This piece explores why those feelings are valid and how healing begins when we make space for them.

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Motherhood and Recovering a Lost Identity

Reconnecting to your identity and personhood before you were a mother models to your child how to love, how to rest, how to set boundaries, and importance of honoring oneself.

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