by Michelle Mansfield | May 25, 2023 | Boundaries, Communication, Healthy Woman, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Relationships, Resentment, Self Care, Stress
These are two VERY hard things to do. EXTREMELY difficult. So know that I know this as you listen. I still struggle with empathy and compassion. Every day. Whether it’s something connected to my life or when I watch the news, initially my emotions take over and... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Mar 31, 2022 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Change, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care, Stress
I’ve always had guilt in some capacity throughout my life. Then came motherhood and BAM! My guilt amplified & took on an entirely new form. I tried to hide it. Push it away. Ignore it. Nothing worked. It ate at me. Was I spending enough time with Brooklyn?... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Mar 3, 2020 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Change, Depression, Friendships, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Mom Friends, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Relationships, Self Care
No matter what label and story you’re telling yourself, the fact is that as human beings we need human interaction to survive. As moms, we crave connection beyond baby. We desire face-to-face over staring at our computer screens. We are wired to interact with... by Michelle Mansfield | Feb 24, 2020 | Adjustment, Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Change, Depression, Friendships, Healthy Woman, Hormones, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Mom Friends, Motherhood, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Relationships, Self Care, Stress
I was prompted to write today based on an Instagram post by the Blue Dot Project (if you don’t follow them, PLEASE do or travel to their website, www.thebluedotproject.org). It goes a little something like this, “You are allowed to outgrow people.” The caption under... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Oct 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care, Stress
From the ripe ol’ age of 15 I was slapped with a worker’s permit, along with a uniform and union wage at the end of a check out line at our local grocery store bagging groceries. The moment I could work, I was put to work. This actually started earlier than 15 with... 
