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Mom News 6/26: What You Need to Know
News for moms who hate the news. I’m Sam, just a mom, certified matrescence educator, and motherhood advocate. I used to avoid the news...
Samantha Hall
3 min read


This Week in Mom News: Childbirth Costs, Political Violence, Immigration Heartbreak, and a Bipartisan Win
Welcome to Mom News by Welcome Mama your weekly breakdown of the headlines that matter most to moms. We’re here to help you cut through...
Samantha Hall
4 min read


Understanding Matrescence: Why You Feel the Way You Do
Motherhood changes you. Not just your sleep schedule. Not just your priorities. It changes your identity, your body, your relationships,...
Samantha Hall
2 min read


Matrescence: How Dana Raphael Defined the Transition to Motherhood
Who Was Dana Raphael? Dana Louise Raphael (1926–2016) was an American medical anthropologist and a pioneering breastfeeding advocate ....
Samantha Hall
6 min read


The Mental Load Is Real: Why Moms Are Struggling More Than Ever
You know that feeling when you walk into a room and forget why you’re there?Now imagine that but it’s your entire day. Because while...
Samantha Hall
3 min read


Motherhood Shouldn’t Feel Like This: The Truth Behind Our Mental Health Collection
Motherhood wasn’t supposed to feel like this. Exhausted. Anxious. Touched out.Lonely in a house full of people.Staring at the ceiling at...
Samantha Hall
3 min read


The “Just a Mom” Theory: A Perspective on Motherhood
I always wanted to be "just a mom." Growing up, that phrase held a certain magic for me—growing up with a stay-at-home mom who (from what...
Samantha Hall
5 min read


What Season are You Really In?
We have all heard it - "it's just a season". But what if you could really use the seasons to understand where you are, where you're...
Samantha Hall
2 min read


Summer: The Season of the Butterfly
Finally, summer represents the peak of our growth—full, vibrant, and expressive. This is the time for doing and sharing, characterized...
Samantha Hall
1 min read


Spring: The Season of Emergence and Clarity
As the snow melts and the first buds appear, spring offers a sense of hope and renewal. This is when we start to emerge from the...
Samantha Hall
1 min read


Autumn: Embracing Change and Letting Go
Autumn is a time of release and acceptance. It is a period marked by the beginning of changes and potential resistance, yet it also...
Samantha Hall
1 min read


Embracing Winter: Finding Beauty and Balance in the Season of In-Between
Winter introduces a liminal space—a quiet, introspective period where growth seems to pause, and the landscape may seem stark. This...
Samantha Hall
1 min read


Here are the 5 Things I'd Do Differently, Knowing What I Know Now....
Today we are talking about the five things I would have done differently in my postpartum experience, knowing what I know now about...
Samantha Hall
3 min read


Welcome to...Motherhood Ambivalence
Yesterday I wrote my plan for today. I listed all the things I wanted to get done and even put them on my calendar. I was ready to kill...
Samantha Hall
4 min read


Welcome to... Matrescence
Before we begin I have to give credit and gratitude where it is due. Thank you to matrescence educator and mentor, Nikki McCahon for the...
Samantha Hall
3 min read


Why I'm Here
Welcome, mama. Let’s just get this out of the way…I sucked at motherhood. At least, I told myself that over and over in the first year of...
Samantha Hall
3 min read
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