Posts tagged motherhood
Practicing Presence
Practicing Presence

As I reflect on this past month, I am reminded of the importance of making choices and taking actions that allow me to align my lifestyle with what I truly value. 

Going into this holiday season, my desire and intention were simple: I just wanted to be present — to soak in the sights, sounds, and flavors of the season, to cherish time with family and friends, to not worry about the little things and to focus on what I truly value. But these past several weeks, I’ve actually felt quite preoccupied most of the time rather than being present for what’s right in front of me.

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Bryanna Lumsdenmindfulness, practicingpresence, simplicity, lifestyle systems, motherhood, matrescence
Why Matrescence Matters
Why Matrescence Matters

If you are pregnant or have had a baby, you already know from experience that your body goes through a dramatic transformation. Even an outsider can see the physical changes taking place over the course of pregnancy.

But what can’t be physically seen is no less dramatic: a hormonal, emotional, and identity shift that is comparable to another time in all of our lives that I doubt any of us would want to repeat: adolescence. 

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Bryanna Lumsdenmatrescence, matrescence matters, identity, motherhood