Why Writing About Motherhood Is Hard for Me

by July TRS | Feb 9, 2023 | empowerment, Motherhood, psychology, writing

I anticipated this happening. Start writing a blog on motherhood, and pretty soon wonder: Why I am doing this? What is this for? How is this helping or changing anything, for me, or anyone? I don’t really have the time/energy/technical skills for this. What is the...

When We Force Pregnancy On Women And Girls: Some Thoughts As A Mother And Therapist

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

I had a client once who was deciding if she wanted to have a baby or not (she was not pregnant at the time).  She was concerned that I could not support her in this deliberation because she had seen (through social media and public speaking) how much I valued my role...

The Mess is Where the Magic Is: My Daughter Turned 10

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

My youngest child, my daughter, turned 10 years old in early December.  Ten years seems like a great reflection point, and I’ve been trying to grasp how having this girl in my life for a decade has impacted me. I’ve come across one of her (many) enormous gifts...

Four Reasons Mothers are Overwhelmed and Underinspired, and What To Do About It

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | attachment, empowerment, Feminism, health, Marriage, Motherhood, psychology, relationship

Family action shot above, though not a moment of overwhelm. Just a little birthday celebration for me at our favorite creek spot.  My son is not grimacing in pain, but making that face because he knows how to crack me up.  If you are a mother, I am 100%...

Hi. I’m a Mother. Even If I Don’t Look Like One To You.

by July TRS | Feb 8, 2023 | empathy, empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood, psychology

“I never thought you were a mother.” The woman who spoke these words to me had only seen me in passing at a yoga class we both attend on a random basis. That is the whole sum of our interactions. And yet she had formed a little story of who I am. She’s not...