About ⅔ of couples experience a decrease in relationship satisfaction after having kids. And before we all just say let’s stop having kids, maybe there’s more to the story than that. 

The most beautiful vistas I’ve ever seen were the backdrop to some of the darkest moments of my life. And like a phoenix from the ashes, I burned it all down only to rise to even greater heights of true happiness. 

 Why do women feel the need to justify their likes and dislikes, shaving away parts of themselves to fit the mold? Why, as a universal gender identity, do we value traits like meekness, kindness, humility, and likeability? Traits that on their worst day present as submissiveness, people-pleasing, making ourselves small, and bending to conform to others? 

Though we start out with the very best of intentions, there eventually seems to come a time when we just can’t quite help ourselves and we push the line a bit too far. And when that unholy label eventually finds its way to us, it stings. 

Nobody wants to nag. So why does it happen? 

Demonstrating for your children a healthy, balanced, boundaries mom gives them a much better blueprint to follow as they grow older in life. By stepping back from the good mom myth, you’re able to show up with more presence and energy.