I think all of us have experienced mom shame or mom guilt in some way. I learned early on into my motherhood journey that there's no best way to be a mom. There are stigmas and stereotypes for any kind of choice: If you're a working mom, you're not present enough for your kids. If you're a stay-at-home mom, you're not teaching your children about work ethic. If you fall someplace in between, you're not committed enough to either role. I've heard it all. But the silver lining has been that it's really taught me to love and accept my journey as my own. I birthed a baby and a new business in the same year, and it was quite honestly exhausting. But it's part of my story, and I love and appreciate how each of our mothering stories are unique. Nothing is right or wrong, it's just ours.

I am inspired by the mamas who show up unapologetically. Mamas who create magic out of the mundane, who can laugh through the chaos, who can choose gratitude over fear. I am inspired by the mamas who can be honest with themselves and others that sometimes our job is hard, but we have an inherent ability to always find our way.

The advice is infinite! To breastfeed or bottle feed. To sleep train or co-sleep. To give the pacifier or pull the pacifier. To allow screen time or to avoid it. A few things I've been pretty relaxed about... the pacifier (my three-year-old still loves his) and being on "perfect" behavior while in public... toddlers are totally wild, and I think they should be! They are figuring out our world, and their emotions are big. I am okay with imperfect reactions.