I’m going to share a story about my motherhood journey. It’s a story about figuring it out, making mistakes, and trying to be everything to everyone> I should also share that I am the firstborn daughter to my mother, and that matters. Firstborn daughter syndrome. It’s a thing. Google it. We tend to be highly ambitious, driven, caretaking in nature, and people pleasers. If I’m honest, that described me perfectly. I really wasn’t too worried about becoming a mother; I relished it. When I became pregnant with my first child, I had a late-term miscarriage. It was devastating. It then took about a year and a half for me to conceive again, and at first, I did nothing but worry. I shared my birth story on my about me page, but I had no idea what I was doing when Oliver (my oldest child) was born. I worked full-time at a job that I loved and was navigating having a newborn as best as I could. What I could not see coming was the postpartum anxiety that would hit like a freight train and challenge our little family of three. I didn’t have a lot of support, and twenty years ago, you were taught to get through it. Figure it out. Now, fast forward to today….I have three children aged 20, 18, and seven, and I figured some things out. I want to share this with you so that you can not only restore and revive your body, but you will thrive.
Some of the biggest challenges that we face is finding ourselves again. Taking care of our body, allowing it to heal, and let’s not forget the invisible load of motherhood. It’s a lot, but it can be done. Life will look different, but it will be amazing. In fact, you can thrive at this parenting thing. I will say that it takes practice and the ability to extend grace. Everyone is getting to know each other, and not only that but roles within the family change. When I first went back to work, it felt hectic and chaotic, and there were some days I drove to work through tears. But guess what? We made it! By the time I had my third son, I had systems, and through a lot of trial and error, it actually became easy. I want to make it easy for you too. This is where the Restore and Revive Program will help!
Restore and Revive is an eight-week group program. We will meet virtually, or there will also be an in-person option. Each week we will cover different topics which will help you thrive and set yourself up for success from the start. I don’t want anyone else to struggle through it. This isn’t MY way of doing things; this is a program you can implement into YOUR family to feel good. I have worked with hundreds of families, and these are the tips and tricks that I’ve learned throughout many years of trial and error. There are things that we can do that will make things easier. How will you fit everything in? How will you make time to take care of yourself and work? We’ll do it together. Simply and in a way feels good for you. We will have time to build community and share. I want you to feel great again and have tools that are tangible. Each week there will be downloads and notes from our sessions so that you can sit back and take it all in. Meal plans, pelvic floor exercises, and resources that are actually helpful, not empty promises and hard-to-follow directions. Our meetings will last 90 minutes and will be full of evidence-based information.
The Restore and Revive Program is broken down into the following Eight Weeks:
Postpartum Recovery (hint…. it takes much longer than six weeks).
Pelvic Floor and Core (there will be some of this each week)
Nutrition for postpartum and beyond (Metabolic eating)
Adrenal health and Mineral Balancing/
Meal planning (You don’t need to spend a tone of time in the kitchen)
How to manage a family calendar and get back to work or a new normal plan
How to avoid exhaustion and burnout and thrive
Implementation
This program will be launching on August 7th, 2023, and the first-time offering will be limited to ten people. I am so excited to share all of this information with you, and I promise it will make a huge difference! Due to the nature of this program, it will only be offered three times per year, so if you would like to see if this is a good fit for your family, reach out to schedule a consult, and I’d love to see you in the Restore and Revive Program! You deserve this, and I’ll be sharing everything I’ve learned, implemented, and taught over the years so that you can come to thrive in your new normal. It’s a beautiful thing.
XOXO-Holly