When No One Protected You: Making Motherhood Decisions After Trauma

by Tosh Patterson | May 5, 2026

When childhood trauma shapes your relationship to safety, motherhood decisions become infinitely complex. This is my journey through fertility struggles, and learning to trust my body’s wisdom about whether I was ready to become the protector I never had. Can I trust...

I Can Mother Myself

by Lakota | May 5, 2026

The way my whole body softened at the idea was like liquid warmth. “How lucky you are to be such an amazing mom, you already know how to care for yourself, the exact same way you’ve been caring for your kids.”  One of my best friends told me this after coming out of a...

Parenthood

by Forest | May 5, 2026

Part One: Becoming Parents “Do you get to choose how many kids you have?” my 7 year old niece asked me last week.  “Sometimes,” I replied. She cocked her head at me.  “I wanted 2 daughters, I had one, and I ended up with none,” I said. Her mouth fell open.  ...

The Wise Auntie: Celebrating Childfree Life

by Jacqui Chaplin | May 5, 2026

Mine is a childfree life… Over time I’ve come to realise that the idea of having children was driven by the societal norm of my era… it was never a desire I had… it was just what I was supposed to do in my 20s. Get married, have kids. In my 20s and early 30s I thought...

Motherhood: I’d Do It All Again, I’d Just Do It Differently

by Susan | May 5, 2026

I had two boys, one vaginally and one by C-section. I wouldn’t trade either experience for anything. I will never forget the overwhelming love I felt holding each of them for the first time, lying in that hospital bed, just the two of us, looking into each other’s...