28/08/2026
Permission - Hello ✨
yes I am still here
Deep in the postpartum phase with my today, ONE month old baby. 🧡
What a transformative time. Time distorts. Every day is different. It takes surrendering.
My learning right now is giving permission… and I am giving myself permission to watch my followers go down and feel anxious. To feel all the feelings AND to not be sure how to move forward right now BUT there will be time for that and it’s not now.
No matter what chapter of life or experiences and or struggles you having right now. GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION ✨🔥
I found a poem that really resonated and wanted to share with you all. Yes it’s specific to being a new mom BUT I believe
It can resonate for many stages and chapters of life.
GIVING Ourselves PERMISSION IS A STRUGGLE FOR US ALL ✨
Newborn Mama,
You are allowed:
To say “no” to phone calls To say “not yet” to visitors To say “yes” to your needs
You are allowed:
To say “I need help”
To cry about everything
To whinge about nothing
You are allowed:
To feel “touched out”
To not want to hand them over
To ask others to pass them back
You are allowed:
To feel overwhelmed
To feel underwhelmed
To feel both at the same time
You are allowed:
To rest
To ignore the mess
To clean if that’s what you want
You are allowed:
To be moody
To feel resentful
To not understand how you are feeling some days
You are allowed.
Because this is your baby.
Because this is an important time in your life and the start of someone else’s.
Because you will never get this time back, but there will be more time for everything else.
You are allowed and you should.
Because this is hard.
Because you need to make it easier for yourself.
Because your feelings matter too.
By Emind heaphy