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Learning to Embrace Less

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For so long, I took so much pride in my “Xavier Girl” status of the person who can do it all (backwards and in heels… or with baby in carrier and juggling 8 other things…). I have written over and over about how the approval I sought in doing so much has led to a lifelong struggle with perfectionism. So it has been a difficult thing this year to give myself permission to do less Continue reading →

The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful of Breastfeeding…

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I have to be honest with you, I started writing this post a LONG time ago. I almost posted several times but each time I got a bit self conscious and sent it back to the drafts section. But since this first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week, AND last month I hit my pie in the sky, didn’t think I could do it in my wildest dreams goal of six months breastfeeding, I thought it was finally the right time to publish these thoughts on my nursing journey. Continue reading →