Finding Her After Baby

This week, I'm sharing one of the most eye-opening parenting moments I've had in a long time. After seeing a post from my daughter about feeling insecure in her own body, I was forced to ask myself a difficult question: What has she learned from watching me? As moms - especially girl moms -we spend so much time telling our daughters they are beautiful, strong, and worthy. But what happens...

Some people don’t just take up space in your life, they take your energy, your peace, your confidence, and your emotional capacity. In this episode, we’re talking about how to recognize when the people around you are making your healing journey harder instead of supporting it. We’ll discuss the difference between someone having a hard season and someone who consistently drains you, how to set boun...

For a long time, I thought surviving was enough. I was still showing up for work, taking care of my children, managing responsibilities, and doing everything that needed to be done. From the outside, I looked functional. But internally, I was exhausted, disconnected from myself, and living in a constant state of survival mode. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my journey of rebuilding myself after e...

This week, we’re getting real. No polished ending. No perfectly packaged life lesson. Just an honest conversation about what it looks like to keep choosing yourself when life feels heavy. In this episode, I’m sharing the realities of a difficult season-from the emotional weight of being a stepmom, to sleep deprivation and motherhood, communication struggles in marriage, and the challenges of stepp...

There’s a difference between helping… and carrying shared responsibility. In this episode of Finding Her After Baby, we’re having an honest conversation about the invisible labor mothers carry every single day and why so many women are silently drowning under the weight of being the default parent, household manager, emotional regulator, scheduler, cleaner, and caretaker all at once. We’re talking...

In this raw, car-recorded Mother’s Day episode of Finding Her After Baby, I’m opening up about something so many moms quietly carry but rarely say out loud: what happens when you spend so much time taking care of everyone else… that you stop recognizing yourself. We’re talking about: * Why motherhood doesn’t just change your schedule- it changes your identity * The invisible mental load moms carry...

What if the degree was never really the goal? In the very first episode of Finding Her After Baby, I’m sharing the story behind earning my bachelor’s degree while working full-time, raising a family, navigating postpartum depression, facing legal battles, and pushing through seasons that honestly felt impossible. This isn’t just a story about education. It’s a conversation about what happens when...

Motherhood doesn’t get calmer because life gets quieter. It gets calmer when you learn how to regulate your energy—especially when you’re parenting intense, high-needs, or ADHD children. In this episode, I’m sharing my personal journey as a mom parenting a high-conflict ADHD child and the tools that have helped me move from constant overwhelm to a more regulated, grounded version of myself. This i...

Motherhood is often painted as joyful, fulfilling, and full of connection — but for so many women, it’s also incredibly lonely. In this episode, we’re having an honest Internet Big Sister conversation about the isolation that can show up during pregnancy, postpartum, and long after the baby stage. I share my own experience navigating most of my motherhood journey without a support system, feeling...

The holidays look different when you’re co-parenting — and no one warns you how emotional this season can be. In today’s episode, Terri gets real about the tug-of-war between joy and heartbreak, the pressure to create “perfect” memories, and the quiet grief of missing your kids when it’s not your day. Whether this is your first holiday season sharing your kids or your tenth, this episode is a soft...

In today’s episode of Sip Happens: Internet Big Sister Chats, Terri dives into the messy, emotional, beautiful chaos of being a working mom. After returning from maternity leave, she opens up about the identity shift, the guilt, the exhaustion, and the pressure of juggling work, motherhood, and basic human self-care. If you’ve ever felt torn between being a great employee and a great mom — or like...

Welcome to the first official episode of Sip Happens: Internet Big Sister Chats — your safe corner of the internet where motherhood is honest, funny, chaotic, emotional, and completely judgment-free. In this episode, Terri dives into: • The real meaning of being the default parent • What the mental load actually looks like • Raising 7 kids, including a couple who are “neurospicy” • Why kids aren’t...