The Mama Bear (Un)School
The Mama Bear (Un)School | Unlearning the 'Good Girl' rules so we can protect our peace and lead our children. Home of the Mama Bear Yourself book drafts and the 4-Phase Rhythm Map.
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The journey to the book (opens the original)
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Layered unraveling (and why the anger means you're safe) (opens the original)
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Every time I learn something new about my past, it re-opens a door.It first started just over three years ago when my aunt shared her side of what happened after my disownment, along with a few childhood stories. For months after that conversation, my past began to unravel. It made me second guess everything I thought I knew.Up until that point, I thought deschooling was a linear process—unlearning one belief at a time as I stumbled across it. But learning those family truths felt more like drop
I’m building something so our daughters don’t have to burn out like we did (opens the original)
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I’m carrying a lot on my heart today.I’ve been rewatching Nashville, specifically season 4, and reflecting deeply on Hayden Panettiere’s story—and reading about Lindsay Clancy. Postpartum depression is a spectrum, the exact same way autism and gender are. It shifts. It really is one day at a time. And watching the news, it hits so hard.As women, we force ourselves to perform like men in a system built for 24-hour linear hustle. Then we burn out, and our unhealed trauma amplifies our postpartum d
Your Guide to the Rhythm Map (opens the original)
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Finding Ikigai in Unschooling: Slowing Down & Nurturing Human Purpose (opens the original)
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