Skip to content
HeyJared

Motherhood Muses

Your source of inspiration as we navigate the journey of motherhood. Think chicken soup for "mommy brain".

Newsletter · By Mica Keeney · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
4
Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
Audience
Checking…
Earliest in this view
Jul 28, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    039 The Joy of Choosing Your Baby’s Name: In Collaboration with Nanit (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    Hi everyone! Happy official FALL!Amongst all the many brand names that now feel so integrated in my daily vernacular, Nanit is very much front and center.(Fall or Autumn?! Center or centre?! One day I will make the decision if my writing style is UK/US spelling). The Nanit, Bugaboo, Artipoppe, Snoo, Medela, Keekaroo, Lovevery, Doona, BabyBjorn, Lalo — I can vulnerably admit that I’m an easy target, and all of these ridiculously inventive names have ended up as staples in my New York sized apartm

  2. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    038 The Bilingual Baby Plan I Almost Gave Up On (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    Ah! The milestone of my daughter’s first day back to school. A return to waiting for photo and video updates (as anxiously as waiting for a text back from a crush used to feel), a return to my schedule, a return to writing time!Soaking in the last of the summer sun, squeezing in one more Upstate trip, and easing into September more peacefully than in previous years….. which used to look something more like Burning Man into New York Fashion Week, the city buzzing at its most electric. Instead, yo

  3. Issue · Aug 4, 2026

    37 Why Schlep to the Aquarium? The Local Pet Store is Just as Fun. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    Hi everyone! Our prayers were answered. The Mamas of Substack had been calling out for a dedicated section for motherhood, separate to parenting. This new category would be specific to writers focused on matrescence, identity, womanhood.And it’s happened! In its own way…. The Substack Team added a Pregnancy & Birth category on the Explore page. I’ve been seeing some of my favorite writers on there, and it just shows how much writing is helping mothers.<a class="image-link image2 is-v

  4. Issue · Jul 28, 2026

    036 Realizing Two Things Can Be True At Once (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

    Read excerpt

    Hi everyone! As you know, writing has had such a positive impact on making sense of my motherhood journey. As part of this Substack, I’m on a mission to encourage other mums to do the same through the Mama Milestones. They have been such a special part of this since the beginning, and over the past two years I’ve felt so energized and inspired reading each one—from pumping while hiking Machu Picchu, rediscovering dance classes, speaking at a conference for the first time postpartum, or wearing a

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

No verified audience measurement yet.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Motherhood Muses