Mommy Heroes

The awesome mom of 4 talks about how she has and is raising her kids amid her full life as a midwife, writer, teacher, and independent global health consultant. We discuss: The continuum of working and self-care and the competing needs across time How women are conditioned to not ask for help and are hard on themselves and each other How being single works in her family situation How some of her best writing comes from “procrasti-writing.” Writing when she doesn’t want to do other things It’s good self-care to pay someone to do those things you don’t like doing. Structure vs. flexibility when working with a busy family schedule Being easy on yourself and not adhering to perfection around parenting The realities of having a baby and what you need at that time How common expectations of having a child are not correct and can create self-doubt in early parenting How age helps you figure out that things are not as important as experiences Internal splits are common for mothers with careers. How to ask for what y