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Postpartum Together with Chelsea Skaggs

I help expecting and new parents improve their communication skills, connection points, and confidence through relationship road mapping so they can enjoy the life they've built together.

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resentment, numbness, lack of self

I want to share something I see often, and I say it with a lot of tenderness. When a mom keeps pushing herself to the bottom of the list, something usually starts to grow in the background. Not all at once.Quietly. It can look like resentment that doesn’t have a clear target.A numbness where joy used to be.A sense of being needed, but not really known. Most women don’t wake up one day and think, “I want a different life.” They wake up and realize they’ve been living on the sidelines of their...

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One of the biggest fears moms carry (even if they don’t say it out loud) is this: “If I start taking up more space, something will break.” Their relationship.Their family rhythm.The fragile balance they’ve worked so hard to hold together. So instead, they stay small.They stay quiet.They stay “fine.” Confident Mom Reset isn’t about blowing up your life or reinventing yourself. It’s about something much more grounded: Learning how to identify what actually fills your cup.Communicating it...

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Many moms I talk to don’t actually lack support. They have partners who offer to take the kids.Friends who say, “Go, I’ve got this.”Moments in the week where, technically, time exists. And yet. They still don’t take it. 🤯 They wipe the counter instead.Fold one more load.Answer one more message.Tell themselves they’ll rest after everything else is done.(And then "done" never really comes. I don’t think this is a time problem.I think it’s a permission problem. Somewhere along the way, a lot of...

Chels + Mike | Postpartum Together January 26th, 2026 Postpartum Together is on a mission to build connected families in a disconnected world. ↓ How are you? Are you pausing to take deep breaths? Are you putting your phone away for certain hours of the day to protect your mental wellness and ability to be present? Are you sleeping? I don't think any of us could have imagined that raising children in 2026 would look and feel like this. And for those of you who also parented through Covid, good...

Chels + Mike | Postpartum Together January 18th, 2026! As we onboarded 3 new couples last week, we had to laugh because they're each very different from eachother. (If your relationship isn’t broken, but doesn’t feel like home either, this is for you.) ↓ But also, those 3 couples share one belief that they shared with us in some form or another - don't wait until something is painful and broken to give it attention. One couple told us they realized they hadn’t had a real conversation in six...

Chels + Mike | Postpartum Together January 7th, 2026! January doesn’t need another goal.It needs support. ↓ Most parents don’t enter a new year lacking effort or desire. They enter it tired. Carrying patterns they didn’t choose. Reacting more than they want to. Wondering why things feel harder than they should. What actually helps isn’t pushing harder.It’s having the right guide and the right people around you. That’s why we’re opening two small, intentional group experiences this January—one...

Chels + Mike | Postpartum Together 12/30/25 The way you show up with the people you love matters. Not in a performative way.Not in a try harder way. But in the energy you bring into the room. The tone you carry into conversations. The version of yourself you’re offering at the end of the day. You’re not someone who needs a louder goal.You’re someone who does better when you lead with the energy you want to give and receive. That’s why traditional New Year goals often miss the mark.They focus...

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I'm working with a woman right now who's husband doesn't want to show up for coaching, but she decided that she wasn't going to let that hold her back anymore. (I was super proud of her for that!) so she and I are in a 1-on-1 coaching space right now. I love working with her every week. She's exploring new facets of herself that have shifted and emerged since becoming a mom a few months ago. Friendships, what self-care really is for her, parenting goals, desires for her family's future... her...

I'm working with a woman right now who's husband doesn't want to show up for coaching, but she decided that she wasn't going to let that hold her back anymore. (I was super proud of her for that!) so she and I are in a 1-on-1 coaching space right now. I love working with her every week. She's exploring new facets of herself that have shifted and emerged since becoming a mom a few months ago. Friendships, what self-care really is for her, parenting goals, desires for her family's future... her...

Hey friend, I’ve been talking with a lot of couples lately, and the same three struggles keep popping up. And honestly? They’re the exact things most couples think they’re “the only ones” dealing with. So if anything here hits close to home, take a breath. You’re in good company. And I’m giving you a quick tip under each one that can help you shift things today—no call, no commitment, just something you can try. Feeling like you’re not operating as a team This shows up everywhere right now...