RESOURCES
Things that actually helped
I only share what I’ve used, felt, or trusted with my own healing. No fluff. No sponsorships I don’t believe in. Just honest recommendations from one mom on the journey to another.
WHATS ON MY NIGHTSTAND RIGHT NOW
My current healing toolkit
- Big Magic
- Mother of Change
- Stop Letting Everything Affect You
- Affirmations
- I Totally Got This Journal
Books for healing
The ones I’ve actually read and returned to. For the nights when you need someone to put into words what you can’t.
Journals & reflections tools
Prompts, guided journals, and tools that helped me get out of my head and onto the page.
Self-care essentials
Not bubble baths and face masks. Real, sustainable things that helped me come back to my own body.
Mind body practices
Movement, breath, and nervous system work that helped me feel safe in myself again.
Daily rituals & gentle habits
Small, doable things that created structure when everything else felt uncertain.
Community & connection
Podcasts, groups, spaces for moms rebuilding. Ties directly into your community vision for the blog.
A note on recommendations: I’m a nurse and a mom who has done a lot of this healing work in real time — not from the other side of it. Everything here is something I’ve genuinely used or trusted. Some links may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend what I actually believe in. Your trust means more to me than any commission.