Motherhood can be one of the most meaningful parts of your identity without being your entire identity. You don't have to choose between loving your family and finding yourself again. You get to be a mother—and still be you.
"I sat in my car in the parking lot for about ten minutes before I actually went in. I'd rescheduled this appointment twice already — not because I didn't want help, but because walking through that door meant saying things out loud I'd only ever admitted to myself at 2 a.m."
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