Golden Tears Therapy

Golden Tears Therapy I support moms struggling with depression, anxiety, identity loss, overwhelm & birth trauma. Feel calm, seen & like yourself again. You might even ask yourself.

Virtual therapy for CA residents & coaching across the US.
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You’re trying to do it differently and then one dayyou hear yourself, and it’s like, wait. s**t. that sounded familiar.a...
03/22/2026

You’re trying to do it differently and then one day
you hear yourself, and it’s like, wait. s**t. that sounded familiar.
and you hate it for a second because you said you wouldn’t do that but no one talks about this part.
how it just slips out when you’re tired, overwhelmed, touched out.

this isn’t you failing.
this is you trying to change something you never even got shown how to do.

while being needed all the time, of course it’s messy, of course you won’t get it right every time.
that’s literally what this looks like

if this hit a nerve just drop a “me” or something
so you know you’re not the only one in this.

03/16/2026

No one warned me about this part.

Not the sleepless nights.
Not the crying.
Not even the diapers.

Someone should’ve warned me about meeting a completely new person.

And it wouldn’t be the baby.

It would be me.

The me who suddenly cries in the shower.
The me who stares at the wall at 2am wondering what just happened to my life.
The me who loves this baby so fiercely it hurts but also sometimes misses the woman I used to be.

Motherhood doesn’t just give you a baby.
It rearranges you.

Your body.
Your mind.
Your identity.
Your whole inner world.

And most moms walk through that part very quietly, thinking they’re the only ones.

You’re not broken.
You’re not failing.

You’re just meeting the new version of yourself.

And yeah, sometimes that meeting is messy as hell.

If this hit a little too close to home, stay here with me.
I talk about the parts of motherhood most people skip over.

Today marks 20 years since my mom died.And this is something people rarely talk about.When I became a mom the grief hit ...
03/10/2026

Today marks 20 years since my mom died.

And this is something people rarely talk about.

When I became a mom the grief hit me in a completely different way.

Because so many women just call their mom.
They ask questions.
They cry.
They say “how did you do this?”

And I remember sitting there after my baby was born realizing there was no one for me to call.

No one who knew me as a baby.
No one who could tell me how I was as a little girl.
No one who could say “you’re doing fine, I did the same thing.”

My mom was my emotional support growing up. Losing her was already incredibly hard.

But becoming a mother without her around that loneliness was something else.

There’s actually a name for this experience: motherless mothering.

I see it as a therapist too.
So many women carry this quietly.
They think they’re just “too sensitive” or “too emotional.”

But it makes sense.
Becoming a mom can reopen the grief of losing your own.

So if you’re a mother and your mom isn’t here anymore you’re not the only one who has felt that deep ache in the middle of motherhood.

I’m curious, when do you feel it the most?

Drop it in the comments. And if these kinds of real motherhood conversations resonate with you, stick around here. We talk about the parts of motherhood people usually keep quiet about.

Motherhood can be beautiful and overwhelming as hell at the same time.Telling a new mom to “just calm down” completely m...
03/09/2026

Motherhood can be beautiful and overwhelming as hell at the same time.

Telling a new mom to “just calm down” completely misses what’s actually happening in the postpartum brain, body, and nervous system.

Sleep deprivation. Hormones. Identity shift. Mental load. Anxiety. Love. Guilt. All at once.

A lot of new moms aren’t dramatic.
They’re overstimulated, undersupported, and running on fumes.

If you’re in the postpartum season or early motherhood and some days feel heavier than you expected you’re not broken. You’re human.

And you’re definitely not the only one.

Save this for the next hard day or send it to a mom who needs to hear it.

03/05/2026

No wonder moms go silent.

After enough dumb comments, the brain learns:
sharing isn’t safe.

So moms cope the only way they can by carrying it alone.

The antidote isn’t better advice.
It’s better listening.

What’s the comment someone said to you after having a baby that you’ll never forget?

Maternity leave ends and somehow you’re just supposed to slide back into normal.You go back.You show up.You answer email...
03/03/2026

Maternity leave ends and somehow you’re just supposed to slide back into normal.

You go back.
You show up.
You answer emails like nothing major just happened.

And then you cry in the car. Or the bathroom. Or both.
It’s such a strange mix.
You can love your work.And still feel like your body didn’t fully agree to leaving your baby.

I see this all the time with moms I work with.They think something is wrong with them because it feels so physical. So intense.

It’s not weakness.You were synced to your baby for months. Of course separation hits.

If going back felt heavier than you expected there’s a reason.And no, it’s not because you’re “too emotional.”

03/01/2026

Healing.Sleep deprived.Hormonal.And expected to work.
Unpaid maternity leave isn’t neutral.
It impacts maternal mental health.

The only high-income country without federally guaranteed paid leave.

That’s not a flex.

You go from being someone’s daughter to being the one everyone leans on.And it happens fast.Now you’re the default paren...
02/27/2026

You go from being someone’s daughter to being the one everyone leans on.
And it happens fast.

Now you’re the default parent.
The default planner.
The default emotional support system.
You’re the one who notices everything.

But who notices you?

And don’t tell me “ask for help.”That’s not even the point.

The point is: sometimes you just miss being taken care of without having to explain why.
Without delegating it.
Without scheduling it.
Without earning it.

If you’ve been feeling that and judging yourself for it, yeah. We don’t judge that here.

We talk about the parts of motherhood that don’t get cute graphics.
Stay if you’re done pretending you don’t need care too.

02/22/2026

And people still ask why moms are “so stressed.”

Oh right.You “don’t work.”You just wake up already tired.You just keep people alive.You just remember everything.You jus...
02/22/2026

Oh right.
You “don’t work.”

You just wake up already tired.
You just keep people alive.
You just remember everything.
You just fix fights.
You just make food that nobody wanted but somehow disappears.
You just run the entire house without clocking in.

But yeah.
“Not a real job.”

The wild part?
You’re the one who believes it some days.

You look at a messy counter and decide that cancels out everything you did.

Meanwhile if you left for 48 hours this place would collapse.

Be honest.
You’ve said “I didn’t really do much today” out loud before.

if you’re done shrinking what you do, stay here.

We’re not calling this “nothing” anymore.

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