Bio:
Hannah Olson is known for her brilliant life hacks, parenting tips, and her culture-challenging message that "Motherhood is a Relationship". She share all of this on her instagram account: @freckledhan
How did this all start?
- Hannah got pregnant at a time that was not ideal for her.
- It was a challenging time for her.
- Everything about having kids seemed to be negative.
- She asked herself, why do people even have kids?
- Thankfully, once her daughter was born, a lot of those feelings went away.
- There were still a lot of hard parts of being a mother though.
- It was tiring and lonely.
- She started to ask: “what is motherhood?”
- 4 kids later, we were in a pandemic, and she was unable to ask for help.
- She felt truly overwhelmed and all alone.
- She came to the realization that Motherhood is a relationship
Motherhood is a relationship
- She decided that she needed to find ways to nurture the relationship between her and her kids.
- Sometimes, as a parent, you destroy the relationship with your kids because you’re simply caretaking.
- It becomes easy to feel guilty if you ever leave your kids, but it is actually good for your relationship to leave for a bit.
- Your kids need a break from you just as much as you need a break from them.
- All of your fulfillment shouldn’t come from your kids just like it doesn’t come from any other relationship.
- Certain aspects of the relationship can be fulfilling, but it can’t ALL come from the relationship.
- God never intended motherhood to be our ONLY identity.
- It is important, but it should be an expansion of who we are, not our only defining identity.
- Boundaries are important. There are times you can do a lot, and times where you can’t. Be in tune with your needs and be willing to set boundaries.
- You don’t want a break from motherhood (the relationship). You want a break from caretaking. They are different!
- If you are a stay-at-home mom, think of caretaking as your job.
- The relationship is separate, but the caretaking should be looked at like a job and performed as a job.
- Throw away gender roles. One parent can be the caretaker, but BOTH are parents. BOTH have a relationship with their children.
Bootcamps
- Hannah does bootcamps with 10 women or less to help reduce and eliminate mom guilt for women.
Links
- Website: https://freckledhan.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freckledhan/
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