Alyssa Roberts: The Sun Will Shine

“Perhaps you will wake up and find the sun shining and the birds singing…Perhaps it will be fine tomorrow.” Virginia Woolf, “To the Lighthouse” Dear mama, In the book, “To the Lighthouse,” one of the characters is a little boy who is upset because the...
Bridget Croteau: You Will Get Better

Bridget Croteau: You Will Get Better

Dear New Mom, Postpartum depression.  I knew what it was.  I knew I was at risk for it because of previous depression and anxiety.  But I never thought it would *actually* happen.  In fact, I suffered for months, making excuses for why I felt this way.  I felt guilty,...
Mariah Warren: Jedi Motherhood

Mariah Warren: Jedi Motherhood

Dear New Mama, How are you?  Yes, YOU.  I really want to know.  I’m sure everyone else has been cooing over your new little one, as most people do, but not me.  I’m here for you.  Personally, I’d rather not be around a screaming newborn.  Or a newborn in general. ...
Audra Barrick: You Are Not Alone

Audra Barrick: You Are Not Alone

Dear New Mama, I see you. I see the love you have for your child, even if you don’t quite feel it yet. I see the exhaustion in your eyes. The questioning if you are doing things right. The worry. The fear. Some of these are normal new mama things. Sometimes they are...
Kelly Bauer: Meeting the Mother I Am

Kelly Bauer: Meeting the Mother I Am

Hey Mama, I see you. It’s hard, I know, I’ve been there. I’ve experienced the fear, the love, the panic. I’ve experienced the confusion and sense of failure. I’ve experienced the disappointment when motherhood wasn’t the blissful, maternal experience that you expected...