Moms, ETC

I have been married for 19 and counting years with my love and we have 5 boys ranging in ages 17-2 (smiling). Our household theme is “The House That Never Sleeps”. I was born and raised in Georgia (True Georgia Peach). I love all things crafty, unsweetened tea, the juice and crust in peach cobbler and because of my boys, I have become a lover of ALL sports. I do therapeutic coaching and I am a certified Integrative Wellness and Life Coach. I have bachelor degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice and I have a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have completed the post-partum support and 2020 Mom Professional Maternal Mental Health Certification Training(link to description), I am a Gottman Seven Principles Couples Leader (link to description), Gottman Bringing Baby Home Leader(link to description)( and an Emotional Clearing Practitioner)(link to description). With my first son I suffered with hyperemesis and because it was my first pregnancy, I did not know it had a name until it was bad. I thought it was just a bad dose of morning sickness. During this time, I was put in the hospital twice, had a catheter to support a feeding tube and had a nurse that came to visit me at home on a weekly basis. I delivered a healthy baby through the ceasarean method. The following three pregnancies I still experienced 9 months of sickness but I was smart and dealt with it early. I was put on meds strong enough for patients suffering from this evil thing we know that starts with a “C”, those births were vaginal deliveries. 10 years later, I gave birth to my fourth child, 9 months of sickness: yes, ceasarean delivery. I can truly say with this child, I experienced bouts of post-partum. I believe I was too sick to notice if I experienced with the first.

Prior to becoming a mom and when I became a mom, I researched and read books on how to prepare for a newborn and I felt well-prepared. What I did not know was that I needed to also learn how to incorporate balance, time-management and self-care. I was not prepared for the personal transition that would take place. As I began to research topics on motherhood and how other moms were managing time, balancing and practicing self-care, I began to implement what I had learned into my life.