When Your Teen Starts Growing Up (Prom, 16, Letting Go) 🤍

When Your Teen Starts Growing Up (Prom, 16, Letting Go) 🤍

In this episode of Nestled In, I talk about something a lot of parents quietly experience — watching your child grow up faster than you feel ready for. With my teenager turning sixteen and going to prom for the first time, I’m realizing that no matter how old they get, part of you still sees the little version of them. This is a short, honest reflection on parenting teenagers, time moving fast, and learning how to let go a little at a time. If your baby isn’t a baby anymore, this one might resonate. 🤍

Rest is STILL parenting

In this episode of Nestled In, I talk about something we don’t always say out loud — taking your kids to daycare and coming home to rest. Not to clean. Not to catch up. Not to hustle. Just to sit in the quiet. This is a gentle conversation about guilt, exhaustion, and the idea that rest doesn’t make you less of a parent. Sometimes it’s what makes you better when they walk back through the door. If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn your exhaustion, this one is for you.

Holding It All

In this episode of Nestled In, I share a quiet, real moment of trying to hold everything at once — schedules, responsibilities, mental load, and the pressure to keep it all moving. This isn’t advice or answers. It’s an honest reflection on what it feels like when life is full and your mind needs space to catch up. If you’re carrying more than anyone sees, this one is for you.

When Help Doesn’t Feel Helpful

In this episode of Nestled In, I talk about a complicated feeling many parents carry — when help is offered kindly, but still feels uncomfortable. I reflect on mental load, working motherhood, and the quiet fear of being judged, even when support comes with good intentions. This isn’t advice or answers — just an honest moment of naming something that’s often hard to say out loud.

I’ve Been a Mom My Whole Adult Life

In this episode of Nestled In, I talk about what it’s like to become a mother young and carry that role through every stage of adulthood. I share reflections on growing up while raising a child, navigating a full and layered family, and learning to hold the complexity that comes with long-term motherhood. This isn’t advice or answers — just an honest conversation about a season that doesn’t always get named.