Apparently, I'm a Stay-At-Home Mom

I KNEW this. I KNOW this, but/and the reality is one that’s been hard to grasp. I’ve said it here several times, perhaps it was my own type of reckoning before the reality stepped in, but as our baby has grown into a baby kid, it’s been more abundantly clear that I can no longer balance parenting and the full-time commitment that is running a business. When she was younger and less mobile, it was easy to work with her laying near by or hanging out in a bouncy thing or carrier. But as she became more mobile and more engaged, I realize that I need to be engaged, too.

I was starting to feel resentful of being a parent and angry at how “unsuccessful” my job was and, in truth, both are incorrect and both are versions of the truth.

The whole truth is that in order to be the best parent I can be, I need to take a BIG and strategic step back. 

This means that I’ll be committing to finishing my virtual courses, but not introducing any new ones in the near future. I’ll continue hosting LGBTQIA Childbirth Education, but likely making Postpartum Preparation a pre-recorded course. I’m still hosting reAlign, but this will likely be the last year for it (for now).

I am thrilled to be doing some collaborations with a couple of organizations this year, but it’s a hard pill to swallow.