I've been a follower of yours for awhile now, maybe since 2018-2019? I can relate to you a lot. Used to be super into health and wellness, used to make a lot of art and have more time for that hobby, but motherhood is totally all-consuming as you said. I had my son in 2020 and daughter in 2023 and just the beginning of this year decided it was time to get back into my hobbies more intentionally. I just started writing and making art again, when I can find pockets of time (still have some drawings to finish I started in Jan/Feb). It is definitely so hard to figure out who you even are anymore after kids. Nowadays I appreciate the content that's just day-to-day stuff with motherhood sprinkled in. Like low-key day-in the life. Reorganization, de-cluttering, DIY. You already do a lot of that. I think your channel has evolved nicely with the way you have!
Hi Lyndsay! Thanks so much for reading and for your comment. I think it's something all (most?) new parents go through with having that massive shift in what we have time or the bandwidth for. It feels so good though to revisit old hobbies and such when we finally do find the space for it. Good to know the kind of content you like - I've really tried to have my channel evolve with me as you said! :D xoxo
Why is being enough not good enough. I really think we ate trying to recreate out cultural concepts of what human life is…what it is like and what it is ‘for’ and while parenting makes it all so real in ways of absolutely obvious responsibilities it also puts it all into question. Help!
Meghan, I’ve been following you for years and I will happily watch and read anything you post that comes out of your evolution. I love these genuine, authentic reflections. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
I really needed to read this. And can totally relate, especially to the element of losing belonging to community (I used to be in academia) and have nothing more to say on social media (I used to be a content creator too). On the one hand I feel like I'm just living my life with my partner and a newborn, on the other hand I feel the urge to do "something productive" and "meaningful". Love how you wrote about this, there is a lot of patience and self- understanding coming from this piece. Let's see what will come!
I feel the same way! I too was a full time YouTuber/imfluencer/course creator and then…I became a mom. I struggle a lot with similar things but I look at social media now and it has honestly changed so much. I almost..don’t want to go back with how many demands need to be met on places like YouTube and Instagram. Substack has been slow but such a beautiful space so I hope they continue to make this app better and less demanding like most platforms. Being a mom is such a gift despite the challenges. This is the universe telling you to slow down and truly live. 😊
Hey Kelly, it's really nice hearing from other creators with similar experiences! Thanks for sharing. I agree, SO much has changed on all the platforms and it can feel impossible to keep up with all the demands of making the most ideal kinds of posts/reels/videos/etc. I've definitely learned a lot through slowing down.
I am experiencing it now. Your expression has helped me see it as that strange place in between. It was good to hear you say now how you care very little for details of certain foods and causes that used to give such meaning.
It helped me see this is how growth yo next level looks as it is happening. A sloughing-off is a point on the continuum toward next phase. Please continue to explore ….
I've been a follower of yours for awhile now, maybe since 2018-2019? I can relate to you a lot. Used to be super into health and wellness, used to make a lot of art and have more time for that hobby, but motherhood is totally all-consuming as you said. I had my son in 2020 and daughter in 2023 and just the beginning of this year decided it was time to get back into my hobbies more intentionally. I just started writing and making art again, when I can find pockets of time (still have some drawings to finish I started in Jan/Feb). It is definitely so hard to figure out who you even are anymore after kids. Nowadays I appreciate the content that's just day-to-day stuff with motherhood sprinkled in. Like low-key day-in the life. Reorganization, de-cluttering, DIY. You already do a lot of that. I think your channel has evolved nicely with the way you have!
Hi Lyndsay! Thanks so much for reading and for your comment. I think it's something all (most?) new parents go through with having that massive shift in what we have time or the bandwidth for. It feels so good though to revisit old hobbies and such when we finally do find the space for it. Good to know the kind of content you like - I've really tried to have my channel evolve with me as you said! :D xoxo
Why is being enough not good enough. I really think we ate trying to recreate out cultural concepts of what human life is…what it is like and what it is ‘for’ and while parenting makes it all so real in ways of absolutely obvious responsibilities it also puts it all into question. Help!
Meghan, I’ve been following you for years and I will happily watch and read anything you post that comes out of your evolution. I love these genuine, authentic reflections. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Thank you Emma!! That means a lot 😄 and thanks for reading :)
I really needed to read this. And can totally relate, especially to the element of losing belonging to community (I used to be in academia) and have nothing more to say on social media (I used to be a content creator too). On the one hand I feel like I'm just living my life with my partner and a newborn, on the other hand I feel the urge to do "something productive" and "meaningful". Love how you wrote about this, there is a lot of patience and self- understanding coming from this piece. Let's see what will come!
I feel the same way! I too was a full time YouTuber/imfluencer/course creator and then…I became a mom. I struggle a lot with similar things but I look at social media now and it has honestly changed so much. I almost..don’t want to go back with how many demands need to be met on places like YouTube and Instagram. Substack has been slow but such a beautiful space so I hope they continue to make this app better and less demanding like most platforms. Being a mom is such a gift despite the challenges. This is the universe telling you to slow down and truly live. 😊
Hey Kelly, it's really nice hearing from other creators with similar experiences! Thanks for sharing. I agree, SO much has changed on all the platforms and it can feel impossible to keep up with all the demands of making the most ideal kinds of posts/reels/videos/etc. I've definitely learned a lot through slowing down.
I am experiencing it now. Your expression has helped me see it as that strange place in between. It was good to hear you say now how you care very little for details of certain foods and causes that used to give such meaning.
It helped me see this is how growth yo next level looks as it is happening. A sloughing-off is a point on the continuum toward next phase. Please continue to explore ….