Posts tagged needs
Motherhood: What Does My Baby Need Most?
Motherhood: What Does My Baby Need Most?

About two weeks into motherhood, my sister-in-law sent me this “Love Letter from Your Baby” written by Jess Urlichs. While navigating the biggest and most rewarding and exciting, yet challenging thing that’s ever happened to me, also while recovering from a C-section, at the time there was nothing that I needed to read more than this. It can be a scary and confusing time, with lots of firsts and unknowns.

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Bridgette Gottwaldmotherhood, babies, baby, infant, needs, two weeks, childbirth, postpartum, c-section, scary, transition, hard times, love, love letter, recovery
Present Over Perfect, Part II: How Do I Remake My Life?
Present Over Perfect, Part II: How Do I Remake My Life?

You may have read part one to this blog series, which was titled “Present Over Perfect, Part I: How Is Therapy Similar to Vinegar?” which discussed the similarities between therapy and vinegar, and the many benefits the therapeutic relationship can bring to someone’s life. This blog continues to share some of Shauna Niequist’s ideas and concepts from her book, Present Over Perfect that are worth living by.

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Bridgette Gottwaldburnout, present, over, perfect, presence, presentoverperfect, therapy, therapist, personal, serenity, expression, workhard, rest, recovery, play, outrunning, competition, pushing, burn, destroy, create, change, needs, anxiety, depression, communication, expectations, breathing, thoughts, healing, damage, soldiers, stillness