Made For Motherhood

In Honor of ACOSH Release Day…
here’s my re-release of a Court of Hormones and Havoc!

What you’ve just watched isn’t just fantasy. It’s what it feels like when you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, and it seems like your body is working against you.

But it’s not. Your body is responding to unmet needs, imbalanced hormones, poor sleep, blood sugar crashes, nutrient depletion, stress overload, etc.

That was me. Every. Single. Month.

But now monitoring my hormones and adjusting my lifestyle to support them has given me freedom. Truly, it’s given me my life back.

Pt. 2 coming 🔜

I knew I’d miss our home. I didn’t realize how hard it would be to leave the streets where I got my life back. 🤍

My brain thanks you Nikki Schaal

The pmdd catch-22: finally feeling better and wanting to do EVERYTHING.

You want to hit all systems go when you get your period because FINALLY you’ve got relief from the hell that is pmdd.

But that’s where many women, including myself, get caught up.

That’s the time when our body is asking for intentional rest, nourishment, patience, awareness.

It doesn’t mean your whole life stops. For me, it meant supporting my body through every phase of my cycle, even when the relief made me feel like I could do everything.

Over a few cycles, I started to notice a difference in the week to two weeks before my period. I started to have the capacity for more. I started to have more than “a few good days.”

The first few months were akin to torture because all I wanted was to take advantage of finally feeling good. But after that, I started to feel like me again.

I wasn’t bracing for the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde effect. I wasn’t bracing for the pmdd monster to take over.

And then the time when it would normally show up came and went. It never came.

Listening to and supporting my body was a huge part of how I got my life back.

Who’s getting “retired” and who’s worthy of the move to Kentucky?!

Not sparking joy over here 📦

We’re moving to Kentucky! 🥹🤍

Matt got a promotion, and I could not be prouder of him. I want to see him accomplish every goal, and I will always be his biggest fan, strongest challenger, and the one standing by his side through all of life’s transitions. This opportunity holds so much promise for his career and our family, and I’m so excited for what’s ahead.

There’s a lot happening. Packing up a 5 bedroom house, moving into a 2 bedroom apartment for 6 months, listing our home, the boys starting a new school midyear, and finding our rhythm somewhere new. And apparently we’ll need actual winter clothes because hellooo, it snows in Kentucky 😂

But what a beautiful season for this transition. Fall reminds me so much of the luteal phase. Both feel like an invitation to prune, prepare, and notice what serves us and what we’re ready to let go of. As we sort through everything we’ve accumulated, we’re deciding what deserves a place in our next chapter.

It’s a lot, but I love a new chapter: meeting new people, exploring a new place, and imagining the life we’ll build. I want our boys to have roots and Matt to have room to pursue his faith, our family, and the career he’s worked so hard for. I know I’ll grow through this, too, as a wife, mother, and in my work educating and spreading awareness to fellow women.

Louisiana has been home for 4 years, and leaving this house and the people we’ve grown to love is bittersweet. There’s so much here we’ll miss.

But we’re almost ready. Excited, a little overwhelmed, surrounded by half packed boxes & half painted walls… Kentucky, here we come. 🤍

You don’t need it…