What is an Authentic Mother?

What is an Authentic Mother, you may be wondering?

An Authentic Mother is a woman who not only accepts, but embraces the ebb and flow of inconsistencies, variability, and change from moment to moment in her parenting (and life) experience. Just as not every diaper is a clean one, there are also moments, days, and weeks that can feel unexpectedly icky, challenging, or simply different than expected.

So much in our culture is related to seeming "good" all of the time. Many mothers (and people of all walks of life) feel an unfair pressure to be put-together, smiling, and nicely tucked-in all day long--regardless of the type of day they have truly been having. This is not to say that glorious sunny days never happen, or that smiles and kisses are invalid when they do occur. It only means that along with the ups, there are also natural downs. With every bright light there is also shadow.

The beauty of becoming an Authentic Mother is the raw, magical relief of permission. Permission to be the You who exists in this moment, whether you got a chance to shower and sip your morning coffee, or if your hair is a rat's nest and your coffee is splashed all across your white shirt. We are people. Let's be honest, candid, and perhaps even a little bit vulnerable with our incredible human-ness, and perhaps that will give others permission to be the same in response.

Authentic. Genuine. Candid. Honest. These qualities are all available and accessible to you. I invite you to join me in practicing this type of embracing for the truest, most real version of your Self as an Authentic Mother.