Are You Present in Your Parenting?

Present Parenting. It's incredibly powerful. ⁠

We, meaning millennials and Gen X’s, are in the throws of figuring out this parenting thing along with a digital world. I don’t know about you, but a cell phone is always around and the instant gratification of being able to order something the second I think of it, research something the moment I have a question, or get lost in the land of scrolling is always a fingertip away.

And maybe our kids are doing the same thing, and if not, they sure are learning.

In the spring of 2015, I had my first massive anxiety attack. In the summer of 2015 - I began to dig and dig and dig and climb my way out of this hole I didn’t even realize I was in. I found that nothing in our life is compartmentalized and as much as I needed to support my mental health, I learned it was also connected to my physical, emotional and physical health, too. By 2018, after a lot of therapy, a lot of diet changes, and a lot of work, I felt like I was out of the hole. I also realized that I will always have work to do and that it’s easier to do it with others who are going through the same thing. I couldn’t get over how alone I felt whilst also learning how many women were going through the same things as me. Why were we doing it alone?