08/24/2026
For all the moms (and dads) who just moved their college kiddos into school, whether it was your very first time or you were sending them back for another year…I’m right there with you. 💗
On my walk home from the gym today, I was thinking about how this time of life can bring so many different emotions all at once. Pride, excitement, sadness, gratitude, worry, joy…sometimes all in the same day. 🥹
So for this Mindfulness Monday, I’m sharing a small piece of wellness guidance that has helped me through this transition:
✨ Feel the feels.
✨ Give yourself some grace.
✨ And don’t forget to celebrate YOU, too. 🥂
As moms, we spend so much time celebrating our kids, supporting them, encouraging them, and helping them get ready for their next chapter. Sometimes we forget that this is a new chapter for us, too.
Cheers to celebrating you and everything it took to help them get here.
🎧Listen to hear more, and tag or send this to a friend who is walking through this time in motherhood, too.
⬇️ Share with me below…where is your quiet place to breathe, reflect, and celebrate yourself?
Let’s remind each other that we don’t have to navigate this transition alone. There is something really special about doing it together in community. 💗
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