Do not celebrate my life When I die. I want you to grieve. Grieve so deeply that your heart opens. I want you to wail; wail a love song. Fall to your knees in heartache and call out my name. Do not pretend you are okay. When in reality you are breaking O P E N. And if you cannot grieve Then, you never truly loved me. For it is in love that we grieve so deeply. Do not honour my life Without shedding a tear. For if you truly knew me, Knew how to honour me, You would do so wi

Don’t co-sleep; Do co-sleep. Don’t birth at home; birth at home. Don’t work outside the home; go back to work. Breast is best; it’s okay to bottle feed. Vaginal birth; choose a caesarean. Vaccinate; don’t vaccinate. Too much screen time; no screen time. Each day we are bombarded with opinions about how to give birth and raise our children. From the moment we plan to conceive or find ourselves surprisingly pregnant, a whole new world opens. For many, entering the world of mo

Step by step process to deal with overwhelm and triggers pertaining to motherhood.