Hi, I’m 45 years old and mother to my 3-year-old son, Aren. I wouldn’t describe myself as a naturally maternal mother; I’m not a yummy mummy, I’m not the many hats, have it all mother, I’m not the cool hipster mother. I am just a woman, doing her best, and hoping that my best is good enough.

I have often sat up in the middle of the night searching the internet for reassurance from the many motherhood sites around the world. I looked for advice and support on classic issues such sleep routines and potty training, but also about my own anxieties and feelings. Is it normal to wish for my old life back? Am I doing this right? Do I love my child enough? Am I the only mother in the world feeling like this?…Turns out I’m not.

Through conversations with women I have often found comfort, but also at times, it has led me to question myself and compare myself to others. How do they make it look so easy? How do they manage to have it all? It was only the open and honest conversations with mothers that provided reassurance to me and allowed a window for other women to share things that they held tight for so long. For many mothers, the guilt and self-doubt we carry is not noticeable to the outside world but is stirs inside us.

Motherhood Truths is simply an extension of these conversations. It is a platform and outlet for women to be wholeheartedly honest in their joy and struggles of motherhood, and allow others to find comfort and reassurance, and hopefully some helpful information along the way!

I invite you to join me in this journey…