Motherhood is beautiful. It's also exhausting, overwhelming, and sometimes nothing like we imagined it would be.

In this episode, I'm joined by Emily Tonelli for a conversation about the parts of motherhood we don't always feel comfortable admitting out loud.

We talk about postpartum depression and anxiety, mom guilt, losing pieces of yourself along the way, and the pressure to be a good mom while wondering if you're getting any of it right.

We also get into the difference between the motherhood we see on social media and what life actually looks like behind the pictures.

You can love your kids more than anything and still struggle with being a mom. Sometimes just hearing another mom say, "Me too," makes all the difference. ❤️

When did admitting something is hard become the same thing as being ungrateful?

I love my kids. I love my husband. I love my business and the life I've built. But, sometimes it's A LOT. Every time I think I've figured out how to juggle everything, life throws another ball at me. 😂

In this episode, I'm talking about motherhood, the never-ending mental load, family expectations, guilt, boundaries, and the pressure to be everything to everyone.

We get into why being the "strong one" can be exhausting, why everyone seems to expect the same access to us no matter how much our lives change, and why we feel the need to justify being overwhelmed.

You can love your life and still struggle with it. You can be grateful and exhausted. You can be capable and still need help. You shouldn't have to reach your breaking point before you're allowed to admit something is hard.

Maybe we could all use a little less guilt, a little more understanding, and permission to be human.

When Vicky’s son Adam was born in an emergency situation, the life she thought she was stepping into changed completely.

In this episode, we talk about the grief that can exist alongside an incredible amount of love, raising a medically fragile child, changing life expectancies, milestones that don’t look like everyone else’s, and fighting for your child to be included without expecting them to fit someone else’s version of “normal.”

We also talk about advocacy, something Vicky has been doing long before becoming Adam’s mom, and what it means to keep showing up, fighting, adapting and figuring everything out out as the years go on.

Because sometimes it’s okay to not be okay.

And eventually, you might even get to better than okay. ❤️