Introducing the Postpartum Project

For months, I’ve been in creation mode. I’ve reconnected with the WHY of my business and have been working on something I’m incredibly excited to share with you.

Ready?

It’s called The Postpartum Project.

Postpartum, you say? Yes.

This is a topic we don’t talk about very much. That society tells us to keep quiet about. And it’s very fresh on my mind.

I’ve got a five-year-old and a one-and-a-half-year-old. My postpartum experience has not been the easiest. There have been so many ups and downs. Some things I’ve shared with friends, others with my therapist. 

The deeper layers… they’re for the journal.

I think a lot of us talk about the surface-level, but we don’t share the deeper stories. The exhaustion, the confusion, the snuggles, the joy, the rage, the fears, the laughs, the frustration, the self-doubt.

We’ve finally started to hear more about women’s experiences with menopause and perimenopause. 

But do we hear about postpartum?

We might commiserate over the sleepless nights and exhaustion, but do we talk about the rage? 

The mind-numbing sleep deprivation? The fear of doing it all wrong?

We don’t.

And that’s where The Postpartum Project comes in.

It’s a raw, black-and-white, portrait interview experience. 

A safe space for women to share their postpartum stories. And not just the new moms. This is for every mom. If you’ve birthed a human, you have stories to share and knowledge to bestow.

This isn’t your typical portrait session. 

It’s you and me having an honest conversation about motherhood. It’s an opportunity to celebrate yourself as you are or were during this time of your life.

It’s about showing up as your authentic self and telling YOUR story: the good, the bad, the ugly. 

All the happiness, the sadness, the fears, the rage, the apathy, the joy. And everything in between, all in beautiful black-and-white.

Because your children need to see the real you. Future mothers need to hear your story. 

And honestly? You deserve to be seen and heard exactly as you are.

Your children will grow up in a world obsessed with filtered perfection. What a gift to show them that real is beautiful, that struggle is part of the story, that they don’t need to be perfect to be worthy of love.

But this project isn’t just about your family.

It’s about the mothers who will come after you, the ones who need to know they’re not alone. 

Your story – whether full of light, darkness, or a complicated mix of both – helps other women understand that their experience is valid too.

I wish someone had told me about the rage that hits at 2 AM when your baby won’t sleep. Or about the grief you feel for who you used to be.

There were times I had to put my babies down and walk away, not because I didn’t love them, but because I needed to save my sanity.

I also learned about things I’d never heard of, like postpartum ADHD and severe diastasis recti. 

I hated my body and wondered why it was betraying me.

But I also discovered the incredible strength that comes from surviving the hardest parts and the unexpected joys that get you through the darkness.

This project is equally terrifying and exciting because I started with myself. And it’s scary, being this vulnerable. But it’s been completely and totally worth it.

I learned that there’s freedom in telling your story, in defying what society tells us to do, which is to not talk about it. 

Every time I shared something difficult during my own session, I gave permission for other mothers to admit they’re struggling too.

Want to know more? You can read my story here.

You may be reading this and thinking to yourself, “I had my baby thirty years ago – surely she doesn’t mean me.”

And I do.

Or you could be thinking, “I didn’t have postpartum depression, this isn’t for me.”

But it is.

These differences?

They’re why you should participate. They’re why we need to hear your stories.

Because we don’t all have the same experience.

We’re all different people with different lived experiences.

Your lived postpartum experience will not be the same as someone else’s.

Which is why I’m inviting you to share your postpartum stories.

So don’t think it isn’t for you just because you didn’t have “postpartum.”

This is for experienced moms, new moms, and all the moms in between. Because wouldn’t you love to leave a record of yourself for your children? For other women? For yourself?

Whether your postpartum experience was filled with joy, struggle, or something in between, your story deserves to be told. We need to hear from the mom who felt like she was drowning and the mom who felt like she was thriving.

We need to hear from the mom who had support and the mom who felt completely alone.

If you’re intrigued and want to learn more about The Postpartum Project, you can find all the details here.

I believe every mother has a story worth telling. The question is: are you ready to tell yours?

It’s time to change the conversation about what motherhood really looks like. And it starts with your voice.

Already know you want to share your story? Fill out the form below.