Mama MandalenaOct 13, 20221 min readThe Magic of MotherhoodA friend recently asked me what surprised me most about motherhood. What a great question. As the answer arose in me, it was about where...
Mama MandalenaOct 10, 20223 min readSetting Healthy BoundariesHer demands are not intentional. Her boundary testing is not to piss me off. Her No’s are not trying to push my buttons. She’s not...
Mama MandalenaOct 10, 20223 min readParenting My Inner and Outer Child Simultaneously Often times if we have not touched trauma that happened in developmental ages, when a child hits those stages of development, it can...
Mama MandalenaOct 10, 20222 min readSaying Goodbye to CaffeineBefore pregnancy I chose to stop drinking caffeine. I didn’t drink a ton of it, but it was definitely something I felt some dependency...
Mama MandalenaOct 10, 20222 min readI Get to Be a MamaI get to be a mama. Really different energy than feeling burdened by motherhood. I get to be the stable presence and unconditional love...