When a mom shares her struggle, I promise you she isn’t looking for advice, first. She is looking to be seen, heard and understood. If she’s made a choice to not sleep train her baby and instead soothe baby to sleep, that does not mean that she can’t also voice the pain and exhaustion that comes alongside that choice. Holding space for a mama means to listen, empathize and have compassion... not jump to solving. I know it’s tempting for us to try and fix situations or problems because that’s likely what we were taught as children. If we felt an emotion, we were told to stop feeling it and our caregivers would often guide us to a solution rather than allowing us to sit with that emotion and provide compassion without solutions. Let’s break that cycle with our children and with one another in our community. The next time someone voices a struggle to you, just listen. Be present. Provide the comfort of humanity. No solutions, unless asked for. . . . . . #consciousmotherhood #newmom #babylife #newbaby #mixedbaby #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodirl #motherhoodrising #motherhoodjourney #postpartumjourney #postpartumdepression #nosleeptraining