A new-mom client of mine recently asked me, “Are you a chill mom?” I laughed and said, “You’d have to ask my husband.” Later I told her, “I’m not a chill mom. I don’t think any of us feel like ‘chill moms.’ I think we feel like crazy moms.” She said, “You seem like a chill mom.” I laughed again and replied, “I’m a chill Craniosacral practitioner. I’m a fierce mama bear.” When I saw my husband after work I began to tell him that a client of mine had asked me if I was a ‘chill mom’ and before I could finish the story, he laughed and said, “No.” So there you have it. Not a chill mom.
I told this same client that when I first became a mom I hated motherhood for about the first 2 years. I loved my son of course, but the tasks and responsibilities of motherhood felt strangling to me, like I couldn’t breathe. It took me nearly 3 years to start enjoying motherhood. Then it was fun to take our son rafting, camping and on road trips. I thought, “This isn’t so bad. Maybe I could do …
