I was the perfect parent - before I had kids

"The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control." - bell hooks

Maybe you’re a new parent who is completely undone by the most delirious, intense season of change. Or maybe you’re burned out from all the years of caregiving, advocating on their behalf, developing the fluency of a language that is unique to your child - decoding their body language, anticipating the energy of every room, always thinking ten miles ahead. You catch glimpses of joy, but so much of your experience is clouded by loneliness and wondering if you’re enough, if you’re doing enough, .