The Aquamarine Mamaste (Resilience & Balance) resonates most with my mama journey.
Both in my pregnancy and postpartum, I was really caught off guard by two things: the constant wave of anxiety coursing through my body, and the loss of my sense of self and autonomy. Now that my baby girl Josephine is 14 months (and my sweet stepdaughter Zoe is 4), I am finally starting to feel like myself again, remembering what makes me, me, and learning to manage my worry and angst - which was really keeping me from enjoying the moments with both of them.
I am trying every day (and tattooed it on my arm as a reminder) to be present, to pay attention, and to be grateful for these little moments of motherhood that are otherwise so fleeting and over in a blink.
My #MamaMantra: Be here now.