At 55, I earned my first million dollars!
At 55, I earned my first million dollars, paid off almost $300,000 of debt, and put a hefty down payment on mine and my son’s first house together!
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The Shaming of Mothers
My (Son’s) Birth Story
I did not always want a child. It might be more accurate to say I did not admit to wanting a child. Deep down, I did want a child. I wanted a child so badly, but I lived my life believing I could never have what I truly wanted, so why would this be any
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Facing Financial Shame
I owe upwards of $200,000 across multiple credit cards, an auto loan, and my student loans! This is my greatest shame! I hide this fact! I avoid this fact! But, it’s always there lingering in the back of my mind and heavy in my heart: taunting me, shaming me, terrifying me. I’ve been following along
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COMPARING MYSELF TO OTHERS
This is a bit of a side story, and doesn’t really involve others shaming me, but the standards I put on myself, as a result of societal messages, led to a deeply rooted shame that I still carry with me. Just a heads up, this isn’t a happy story and alcoholism is at the center.
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The Shaming of Mothers’ Origin Story
Since getting pregnant with my son, over 15 years ago, I’ve danced with this idea of bringing light to the shaming of mothers. From pregnancy through childbirth and into motherhood, I was assaulted with constant unsolicited comments and “advice” from people, often feeling like no matter what decisions I made someone was there to shame
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