What a sweet journey, Tana. The last couple days I’ve been pondering to myself where the distinction lies between disordered eating and dieting to reach a goal. I resonate more with your experience of tracking and stressing and “if I do this then I get to eat that” so maybe I’m currently more in the disordered side of things. Either way, I find comfort hearing that you found freedom and ease through letting go of those body rules, and making new ones. I love the idea of not only nourishing yourself for the big task of growing a baby, but loving your baby by listening to what he/she/they want to eat, too. Very sweet and simple goal I can think about applying for me and little me. :) (I’m not pregnant, just referring to my younger selves lol)
Tana, thank you for this beautiful sharing of your experience, your joy in the magical powers of your body to grow an eagerly anticipated human being, your embrace of the changes, your savoring of this time now. I feel blessed by your sharing. 🩵✨
Tana, It’s so lovely to feel your joy, your loving delighted embrace of this time of your life. Thank you for sharing your magical mystical experience, your embrace of your life as it is now. 🩵🩵🩵
Enjoyed this post for many of the same reasons why weddings are so wonderful. The celebration of life, love, dreams, remind those of us who have children and even grandchildren of the excitement of having that first child. The welcome body changes, the unknowns faced, binding us together. Thank you for continuing to allow us to relive the experience. Like you, we sang and danced with our children in utero. Back then, the new song that resonated had the lyrics “S(he) will be like you and me, sweet as a dove, conceived in love. Moon is gonna rise above . . . “.
There is nothing in life that compares.
Love to you at this most magical of times. We look forward to your next post!
What a sweet journey, Tana. The last couple days I’ve been pondering to myself where the distinction lies between disordered eating and dieting to reach a goal. I resonate more with your experience of tracking and stressing and “if I do this then I get to eat that” so maybe I’m currently more in the disordered side of things. Either way, I find comfort hearing that you found freedom and ease through letting go of those body rules, and making new ones. I love the idea of not only nourishing yourself for the big task of growing a baby, but loving your baby by listening to what he/she/they want to eat, too. Very sweet and simple goal I can think about applying for me and little me. :) (I’m not pregnant, just referring to my younger selves lol)
Tana, thank you for this beautiful sharing of your experience, your joy in the magical powers of your body to grow an eagerly anticipated human being, your embrace of the changes, your savoring of this time now. I feel blessed by your sharing. 🩵✨
Tana, It’s so lovely to feel your joy, your loving delighted embrace of this time of your life. Thank you for sharing your magical mystical experience, your embrace of your life as it is now. 🩵🩵🩵
Momma Tana! So beautiful.
Love love love this !!!
Your gift of expression is a gift to all … I also wish soo many could share …
Enjoyed this post for many of the same reasons why weddings are so wonderful. The celebration of life, love, dreams, remind those of us who have children and even grandchildren of the excitement of having that first child. The welcome body changes, the unknowns faced, binding us together. Thank you for continuing to allow us to relive the experience. Like you, we sang and danced with our children in utero. Back then, the new song that resonated had the lyrics “S(he) will be like you and me, sweet as a dove, conceived in love. Moon is gonna rise above . . . “.
There is nothing in life that compares.
Love to you at this most magical of times. We look forward to your next post!