What is a Conscious Mom?

In September of 2006 I found out I was pregnant. Everything about the pregnancy was pretty typical: morning sickness 24/7, weight gain, weird cravings, no sleep, and eager anticipation. Of course my husband, Stuart, and I were nervous, but we were ready to start our family. There was something , however, I hadn’t considered. In the middle of picking out nursery themes, names, and planning showers I never once agreed to let having a baby be the end of my life as an individual. I knew, of course, that becoming a parent would change my life forever. I just wanted it to remain MY LIFE.


There are enough expectations on women without throwing in a specific mold that we are to squeeze ourselves into after starting a family. Why are we short-changing ourselves? There is no one specific way of being a person or a parent, yet there still remains a belief that a woman has to give up a large part of her individuality in order to be a proper mother.

Enter being a conscious mom.

It’s not about ignoring our duties as a mother. It’s about enhancing our ability to be a great parent by staying true to our selves. It’s about realizing that we are so much more than we can define on paper. It’s okay to be, do, have what we want. It doesn’t make us less of a parent; it makes us a better one. By exploring our desires and needs, taking risks, doing the unexpected, keeping ourselves happy so that we can facilitate that in others, we give ourselves permission to live outside predetermined roles. We give our children an insight into how to live free by BEING free.

Discover yourself in all your components. Find your inspiration, your drive, the successes that give you hope, the trials that give you strength and incorporate that into being a mother.

I am on a journey everyday to nurture my true self, explore what spirituality means to me, discover the best way for me to be a mom, and make my own dreams come true- all while encouraging my children to do the same. This blog is the exploration of that incredible challenge.