HyggeMama

I’ve been working on a thing. I think it might be an e-book. And this might be the cover. It’s about 25 pages and growing, with a number of “worksheets” to make the plan your own.
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It’s about, as you may well know already, a topic that is very near and dear to me: wellness. An informed postpartum. A supported postpartum. An empowered postpartum.
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So tell me, if you’re pregnant right now, what are you concerned about for the time once baby arrives? Or if you’ve experienced a fourth trimester yourself, what was a particularly valuable lesson or resource for you? What did your support people do that was particularly wonderful (or particularly unwonderful)? I want to be sure this guide is helpful and inclusive, without causing overwhelm.
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This research and writing project is particularly exciting to me because is been a while since I created something that felt meaningful, and it’s been satisfying to put my focus here. I’ll keep you posted on its development.

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IT’S FATHERS DAY // I’M THE KIND OF PERSON WHO GIFTS BOOKS MORE OFTEN THAN I DON’T 📚 ❤️ 📚
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If there was a father in my life that I was going to gift today, I’d gift them one or more of these titles by (mostly) BIPOC authors who are (mostly) dads. I encourage you to look up these books, these authors, and support your local indie bookstore! (Or really anywhere that’s not Amazon.).

THINK OF THE MOTHERS. 💔
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The mothers, whose children have died as a result of and the underlying , have been on my mind these past few weeks. I will never know what it’s like to experience racism, but I do know what it’s like to grow an entire human in my belly, to labour through blood, sweat and tears in order to bring her into the world, and the countless (and often thankless) hours over the years that it takes to raise her up. The hopes I have for her as she comes into her own, the dreams I have for her to have a long, healthy and fulfilling life are many. I do not know what it is like to live with the fear that just because of the colour of my child’s skin, she is more likely to die at the hands of government-funded (over-funded) employees who are supposed to keep our communities safe. But I can imagine it must be terrifying. Traumatizing.
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This afternoon I compiled just a small list of mothers who have lost their Black children (whether they were still children when they lost them, or if they were adult, each victim was someone’s baby). I was inspired to do so after reading the article “Mothers of Black Americans killed by police speak out: ‘Nothing’s changed’”.
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It’s clear to me that using my platform for mothers must include on-going engagement about race in the hopes that with awareness, education, and activism, fewer BIPOC mothers have to manage this brutal life-changing grief in the future. Fellow perinatal business folx, please tell me you’re planning to do the same.
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Last 📷 is of and her poster with a sentiment that has since gone viral. 🙌

Last week was not the time for white people to speak. It was the time for those of us who are white to mute ourselves - our content, our thoughts and opinions - and . It’s a real kicker to me that a lot of white people decided to take up space with their own stuff, but maybe they didn’t get the message from that to me appeared very widely circulated.
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I took a lot of joy in being introduced to 100s of IG accounts I was previously unaware of, and my social media feed is richer for it.
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I’m committed to amplifying these voices in even better ways than these utilitarian lists going forward, because effective movements are about ongoing change, not momentary blips on our privileged radars.
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Above is a list of 20 Instagram accounts of non-Black people and organizations with multi-ethnic staff that I’ve been inspired by for some time now. Their voices are not a substitute for what Black people have to share directly, but they’re still pretty inspirational. Of course, there are tons more. I’d love to hear some of your recommendations. ❤️