Creating a Space for the Modern Workforce: Featuring the Ballston Exchange
In today’s evolving workplace, creating spaces that support the diverse needs of employees is essential. At the Ballston Exchange in Arlington, Virginia, thoughtful design meets real-world solutions with the inclusion of dedicated Work & Mother Suites. This innovative space is designed to help working moms balance their professional and personal lives, offering comfortable, private environments […]
New Year, Same Amazing You: How to Set Intentions That Actually Work for Moms
Ah, the New Year. A time for fresh starts, ambitious resolutions, and – let’s face it – a lot of pressure to overhaul your entire life. But here’s the truth: you don’t need to reinvent yourself. You’re already amazing! Instead of chasing unattainable goals or trying to become a “new you,” let’s talk about setting […]
How Gratitude Meditation Can Help Reduce Anxiety
Feeling anxious? Turn to gratitude! It may seem counter-intuitive, but practicing gratitude meditation can actually reduce anxiety and improve your mental health? Sign us up. Anyone who’s ever struggled with anxiety knows how all-consuming it can be. Worst of all, it can be triggered by just about anything — work, relationships, or even your regular responsibilities. […]
Self-Compassion When You’re a New Mom
New motherhood is as beautiful as it is bewildering. The experience is often painted in pastels and soft lullabies, but in reality, it’s a whirlwind of sleepless nights, constant adjustments, and a complete redefinition of who we are. As working mothers, we’re balancing the roles of caregiver, professional, partner, and self—an identity that can feel […]
Stress & Meditation
Those early days of motherhood can, at times, make even the most organized and balanced person feel like she’s hanging on by a thread. Between the sleep deprivation, constant feedings, diaper changes, and the whole keeping-a-tiny-human-alive thing, maternal stress is pretty much inevitable. I still remember what it was like with my first. One of […]
Is Awareness Enough? My thoughts on Maternal Mental Health and Self-Compassion.
My story of Anxiety, OCD and Early Motherhood is not unique. It’s estimated that around 8% of women experience symptoms of clinical Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in pregnancy and some 17% of them continue to experience it into their postpartum period. (I was one of the lucky 2-3% of the general population of U.S. adults […]
Postpartum Cardio Exercises & Diastasis Recti
At Every Mother, we teach our clients to safely return to exercise postpartum and protect and strengthen their core and pelvic floor in the process. We’ve found that postpartum cardio plays an important role in getting back into the exercise groove, for more than just its effectiveness in getting back into shape, but also for […]
Anxiety, OCD, and Early Motherhood
I had my first panic attack before age six. I dealt with what I now refer to as unpredictable “spikes” in anxiety (causing more panic attacks) on and off throughout most of my teenage and early adulthood years. I hardly slept. I lost weight I couldn’t afford to. I missed school. In 2016, just three […]
Pelvic Floor Pain: Understanding, Effects, and Next Steps
If you are experiencing ongoing pain in your lower belly or pelvic area, you may feel at a loss about what is actually happening. Especially for women, it’s not uncommon to experience pains in the pelvic area, and deciphering whether the pain is period pain, pelvic floor pain, or something else entirely can be difficult. […]
How to Put Yourself to Bed
When I was 38, I had 2 kids under 2. Man, was I tired. There are definitely parents out there with much more difficult and complicated situations than mine was. But for me and the person I am, the lack of sleep brought on by tiny humans who don’t sleep through the night, who always […]