You deserve a calm love with someone who’s good for your mental health and nervous system. Someone who's your safe space, your best friend, and brings peace to your soul during stressful times.
Thinking about how a local mom started a non profit called “The Hot Mess Express” where women VOLUNTEER to go on “Rescue Missions” to help fellow moms who have fallen into overwhelm. They show up without judgment and send the mom off for a spa day and will coordinate childcare.
I feel like I’m giving 100% of myself in every single area of my life and it’s not enough. Probably because there’s 0% left for me and my needs at the end of the day. Who takes care of you while you take care of everyone and everything else?
No one is too busy for the person they really like. If they don't call, text, or message, don't chase them, mind your own business, and leave them alone. Remember, no message is a message and no response is a response. Prioritizing people who prioritize you is top tier self-care.
If you're always focused on what other people think of you, notice every shift in a person's mood, and are easily overwhelmed in relationships, you might be hypervigilant.
Here's how to calm yourself, and bring yourself back into your body.
One of the most unrecognized addictions in our culture is: the addition to another person. The chemical cocktail in the body can become all-consuming.
Let's talk about why:
Honestly though my bonus mom is an Angel on earth, I’m glad Ollie looks so similar to such an amazing human. We can only hope she inherits the same big heart. ♥️
Every time we all go out together, some stranger will assume my baby is my MIL’s. 😂😭 Like how rude- this baby has the same left ear as me, clearly it was I who grew and birthed her!!
Childhood trauma doesn’t come back as a feeling, it comes back as a reaction. When people look like they’re “overreacting” to something: they’re not. They’re reacting to the core wound. Ex: “You didn’t do the dishes again! What’s wrong with you!”👇🏼
If you show frustration or anger through: sighing, giving the silent treatment, or making sarcastic comments—this is a passive aggressive communication style.
You might say “I’m fine” when asked if you’re upset.
Here’s why 🧵: