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On motherhood and ambition
Motherhood did sharpen my priorities; it forced me to measure the worth of my time and energy.
Oct 29
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Alena
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Have I Got Baby Brain?
It’s 5pm on a Monday.
Oct 15
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Alena
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So You Are a Mother—Now What? Resources on Matrescence.
Resources on matrescence.
Oct 12
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Alena
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How Do We Know We Are Doing It Right?
Deep down I really do know I am the best mother for her. It should be enough, shouldn’t it? Even though my breasts are tiny.
Oct 1
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Alena
5
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One Month Postpartum: Cry When the Baby Cries
Transitions are rarely, if ever, easy. Our brains get used to things and it takes time to rewire them, even if we transition into something we…
Aug 23
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Alena
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How I Make Time for Creative (or Any Other) Work with a Newborn
I’ve stopped measuring creativity by output and started noticing it in the little ways I’m still making, imagining, and expressing. Not everything has…
Aug 17
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Alena
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Breastfeeding is a Bitch, Formula is Evil?
Just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s easy.
Aug 10
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Alena
20
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An Unfiltered Birth Story
I went into labor thinking I could manage it with calm breathing and mantras. That if I trusted my body enough, it would carry me gently across the…
Aug 5
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Alena
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On Motherhood, Mothering, and Creative Existence
Will I be able to write something of value now that my time no longer belongs to me even though I couldn’t do it when my time was entirely my own?
Jun 26
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Alena
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When does one become a mother?
Existential questions, a recipe for Gâteau au yaourt plus my favourite books about motherhood.
Apr 10
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Alena
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I want to be a cool mom. How much will it cost me?
Price of wine included
Mar 13
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Alena
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