
Somewhere between becoming a mother, taking care of everyone, managing responsibilities, and simply surviving each day… I forgot that I was a person too. A woman with dreams. Goals. Ambitions. A version of herself that once imagined a completely different life. And honestly, nobody prepares women for this part of motherhood. People celebrate the baby. They celebrate the family. But very few people ask the mother: “How are YOU doing internally?” There were years where I felt emotionally exhausted all the time. Years where survival became my routine. Years where I looked fine from outside while silently struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety, loneliness, and identity loss. I kept postponing myself. My healing. My dreams. My happiness. Because somewhere along the way, I started believing that motherhood meant sacrificing every part of myself. But now I’m slowly realizing something important: My children do not need a mother who completely disappears. They deserve a mother who feels alive too. A woman who still dreams. Still grows. Still chooses herself sometimes. So maybe this phase of my life is not about “starting over.” Maybe it’s about finally returning to myself after years of feeling lost. And if you’ve been feeling the same lately… this is your reminder that you are still a person beyond motherhood too. 🤍
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