motherhood - Emily P.G. Erickson

I Practice Self Care Because That’s What You Do When You’re A Healthy Adult

Digital hand lettering that says “I practice self care to be a better mom.” The last part is crossed out and over it is written “Because that’s what you do when you’re a healthy adult” (Hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Justifying self-care as an extension of mothering is just one more way women are dismissed in our society.

Black-And-White Thinking

How to use data reduction, a technique from psychology, to drill down to what’s essentially true about what causes and relieves stress in your life.

Go Slow Practice Practice Practice

Slowing down can allow us to practice listening to that quiet truth within ourselves and prioritize what’s important.

I Ask Google To Avoid The Harder Work Of Asking Myself

Trusting our intuition can be a difficult, vulnerable experience. So sometimes we avoid that work by looking for an outside authority to tell us what’s right.

Little kids have a habit that I find alternatingly very cute and very annoying, depending on my mood. I’m talking about the way they ask verrrrrrrry basic questions. And then ask them again. And then ask them again. Last week, Owen hit me with, “Mama, what’s a home?” I gave a pretty darn good answer.Continue reading “You’re My Home”