I have been feeling this unsettled feeling all day every day. This frustration and anger. And sometimes the best and healthiest way to let it out is through art. 

 Us moms, we wear so many hats and fill so many needs for our children.

Pre-covid, we are their chauffeur, their nurse, their protector, their comfort, their cook, their nutritionist, their advocate, their mentor, their guide, their decision maker, their sleep aid, their personal hygienist and the list goes on.

But since covid hit, and restrictions have grabbed us in a death grip. We have had to fill the gaps of so much more, we fill the space of friendships, playmates, cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, social interactions within society, and so so much more. It is heavy, it is exhausting and while we are busy trying to fill the needs of our littles or pre-teens or teens, we also need to be those things for our spouse. Meanwhile, we have lost our supports, our sounding boards, our village. It is a lot to ask. 

So here is my shout out to you mamas out there.. 

YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you have had to up your anxiety meds.... YOU ARE ENOUGH

If you have had to start antidepressants.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you yelled at another human today when you probably shouldn't have.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you lashed out at your partner and they just took it..... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If getting out of bed was a major struggle for you today but you did it anyway.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If your family had breakfast for supper today.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you are working through a trauma or loss..... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you are solo parenting or going through a separation.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If your partner is deployed or works shift work.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you had to seek help.... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you stepped on the scale and cried because you put that covid weight on..... YOU ARE ENOUGH 

If you didn't get your daily workout today.... YOU ARE ENOUGH

YOU ARE ENOUGH

LOVE YOURSELF, FORGIVE YOURSELF, LET GO OF WHAT YOU CAN NOT CONTROL, LET GO OF THE TRAUMA OTHERS PLACED ON YOUR SHOULDERS. YOU ARE ENOUGH. 

YOU ARE A WARRIOR, A VIKING GODDESS, A MOTHER, YOU LOVE AND YOU ARE LOVED.