01/21/2026
I don't know how else to say this except honestly. Something in me did die when I became a mom, and at the same time, l've never been more myself than I am now.
Motherhood stripped away who I thought I had to be, who I was performing as, and who I was trying to keep alive for other people. What came back was quieter, stronger, and far more rooted in truth.
Losing parts of yourself isn't always a loss. Sometimes it's the cost of becoming real.