https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/04/learning-to-sit-with-it/

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A mother is not defined by the number of children you can see, but by the love she holds in her heart. ~Francesca Cox

Honoring your Parenthood
By: Rose Carlson, Program Director, National Share Office

I had my fourth miscarriage in April 1993; it rocked me to my core and brought me to my knees. That loss, more so than the previous three, left my heart completely shattered, and my hope, well, gone. Gone forever, I thought back then.

Mother’s Day that year, just a few weeks later, was so incredibly painful, and I had not been expecting that. I had a living child at the time, my sweet little boy who was almost two. I loved him fiercely, but it was impossible for me to not think of my losses, the last two of which had happened only three months apart. It was impossible for me not to think that I should be celebrating motherhood not only as a mom to my son, but also as an expectant mom glowing and full of a new life after experiencing heartache and loss. It was impossible for me not think about how I should be spending that Mother’s Day filled with excitement about my growing family. Continue reading Mother’s Day →

by Karen Brenner

Brené Brown, researcher and storyteller, talks about shame and vulnerability.

As human beings, we are all neurobiologically wired for connection. In her TED talk, Brené Brown describes shame as not being worthy of connection. It is the fear that if someone else finds out about the real you, they will see that you are unworthy of connection.

“We all have shame. No one wants to talk about it; but the less you talk about it, the bigger it gets.” Keeping the real you from being seen, becomes an endless cycle that expends a lot of unnecessary energy. “Because in order to have connection, you have to allow yourself to be vulnerable, to be seen.” Continue reading The Power of Vulnerability →