A Love Letter For A New Mother

So about a year ago I woke up in the night and messaged my coach Nicola Rae-Wickham, to say “I have an idea! I need to share the wisdom of mothers with new mothers to let them know that it will be okay” This was about 2am and I could not sleep. I am a very creative person and this often happens when I get ideas and they are normally about how I can change the world for the better and help more people with love. This idea felt very important and I needed to share it with someone out loud before I backed out or wrote it in my journal as a good idea for future reference.

I am an old school romantic. I love receiving letters and I love the idea of connecting mothers through the vulnerablity of sharing inner thoughts and emotions. I wanted new mothers to know that so many have already done this. They are okay and they survived. They are like you and it is not as scary as you think right now. No one really knows what they are doing and it’s okay to not know what to do or feel. It’s okay to love it, hate it, want it to go on forever or want it to go away. It’s all real, valid and it’s yours. I wanted to show that motherhood is diverse, unique and individual. That circumstances and history don’t define you. That you can write your own story regardless of what has come before or what you think lies ahead.

I took the idea and then asked my wonderful teachers and some close friends of Blossom & Berry if they wanted to help the dream become a reality and share their inner feelings and emotions through writing love letters. I had so much support for the idea that before I knew it, it was actually happening. I asked and the right people appeared. Ready and willing to share and connect. So many amazing women started writing straight away, sharing their experiences from the heart. It was actually a bit like therapy, both to write and read. Every letter touched my heart.

Curating a book is not something I have done before and it’s definately not my natural skill set. I have been out of my comfort zone but I birthed it! It is here and it’s truly gorgeous and amazing. I know it will help new mothers and that was my intention. The official launch is on Sunday 24th June 2018 at the Wallace Collection where we will be having afternoon tea and toasting all the new mothers coming into the world. All profits from the book are going to the Pandas Foundation and our mother & baby projects in Malawi with Love Support Unite to help vulnerable mothers.

I should wait but I can be impatient by nature so I am sharing my letter with you. As background, I absoluteIy love being a mother. It is my greatest joy. I had 3 children in 3 and a half years. It was the most busy and beautiful time of my life. I was happy in the simplicity of motherhood and childhood combined. I saw becoming a mother as a way to write a new story for myself and my children. I saw adventure, play and creativity in the new life I shared with my children. It was challenging at times but my heart was always full and the time was so precious. My children are now all teenagers. My daughter will be learning to drive in the next few months. My son went to the prom with his date on Friday. My baby son has braces on his teeth and skateboards all day. This will happen to you (not exactly, but it will happen). They grow up which I know is no surprise but actually it really is. Enjoy the “now” with your children. It might sound corny but it’s totally true.

My letter below is in the book along with 34 letters from other mothers. It is a beautiful gift for a new mother.

You can order your copy of “Love Letters For New Mothers” here.