ReaderA template is a great starting point, which is why I LOVE seeing people like you get the postpartum planning template and be intentional about starting conversations with your partner and planning for the big changes ahead. What I've found now from working with hundreds of couples and new parents is that we go through similar rhythms and seasons, but need different tools and approaches to ride the waves. That's why I offer Prep for Us. I have room for 2 more couples to start with me the...
1 day ago • 1 min read
When I tell people I'm starting Mom Circles, one of the first questions is usually: "What happens in the meetings?" It's a good question. But I think there's a better one. What kind of community are we building? Because you can gather women in a room, but that doesn't automatically create belonging. You can have thoughtful conversation. That doesn't automatically create trust. You can share parenting advice. That doesn't automatically help someone feel known. I've been thinking a lot about...
1 day ago • 1 min read
We're building community in circles and you can join us. We're building community in circles and you can join us.
4 days ago • 1 min read
They were not handed a registry, a parenting book, a calendar full of appointments, a few apps, and the quiet expectation that if they were prepared enough, organized enough, grateful enough, and “strong” enough, they would be fine. But that is what so many mothers have been handed. And even with more information than ever, so many moms still feel alone. Because mothers do not need more noise. We need connection. We need real conversation. We need women in different stages sitting together...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Tonight, I’m teaching a free 75-minute class for the clients of a Birth Story Boutique Doula Services and I’d love to invite you too. We’ll talk about the relationship shifts that often catch couples off guard after a baby: How resentment begins in the small, repeated moments What shared responsibility actually looks like How becoming a parent can change your sense of identity Choosing non-negotiables when everything feels important Navigating intimacy changes without pressure, blame, or...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Postpartum Together Chelsea Skaggs There's a pattern I see in *almost* everyone I work with ↓ the old story Trevor Hall, Emory Hall PREVIEW I know you feel it too. We're getting older just like our parents did. And sometimes, whether we like to admit it or not, we get stuck in our ways. More specifically, we get stuck in our own stories. The reason why your husband responded like that. The response she'll have when you ask her to help with something. The way he'll mess up a task if you give...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Dear mom (no, really, I need to give a disclaimer to my mom before she reads this email because I know she will read this email and I love her for that, but I also don't want her feelings to get hurt) Mom, when you read this email about how I really needed other women in other seasons of motherhood to be in my circle, it's not because you weren't enough, it's just that I needed someone who wasn't you, wasn't so emotionally involved in my choices and my wellbeing, to practice saying hard...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Circles. Postpartum Together🫶 I don't see a way to make this world a better place without centering the importance of mother. ↓ There is a lot of conversation right now about rebuilding the village. About mothers needing more support. About care-centered communities. About female wisdom, leadership, connection, and what it could look like for mothers to stop carrying so much alone. And I love those conversations. But I also keep coming back to one question: What is the first real step? Not...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Postpartum Together🫶 I keep thinking about how unnatural modern motherhood can feel. ↓ Not because mothers today are doing it wrong. But because so many moms are doing something deeply communal inside lives that are set up for isolation. For most of human history, motherhood happened with people nearby. A baby was passed from arm to arm. A toddler was corrected by someone who wasn’t already touched out. A meal showed up without a full explanation of why you needed it. A mom could say, “I...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I want to share something you can send to your partner if you’re expecting a baby or already in the thick of new parenthood. Mike is hosting a free live workshop for dads called: What She Needs (That Nobody Taught You) It’s for expecting, new (or seasoned) dads who want to support their partner, connect with their baby, and feel more steady in the middle of a season that can feel like a lot. And honestly? Most dads are trying. They want to help. They want to show up. They want to...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read