You’re trying to give your children what you didn’t receive. You’re working to parent differently than you were raised. You’re healing your own childhood wounds while raising kids who depend on you to be the stable one.
This is hard work. Generational trauma is real. And you’re not alone.
Roots & Wings acknowledges that parenting is challenging under the best circumstances—and nearly impossible when you’re simultaneously processing your own trauma, navigating economic insecurity, managing mental health, and trying to break cycles of dysfunction.
What We Cover
Healing While Parenting
Managing your own trauma while raising children
Breaking cycles of dysfunction and abuse
Addressing your mental health without guilt
Finding therapy and support that actually works
Parenting Intentionally
Conscious parenting when your blueprint is broken
Age-appropriate conversations about hard topics
Building chosen family and support systems
Creating new traditions and family culture
The Realities of Motherhood
The rage and resentment nobody talks about
Maternal mental health beyond “baby blues”
Managing when you’re touched out and overwhelmed
The gap between how you want to parent and how you actually do
Family Systems & Relationships
Navigating toxic family members and boundaries
Co-parenting with difficult ex-partners
Addressing children’s questions about family dysfunction
Protecting your children without isolation
Special Features
Love Letters to Motherhood
Personal narratives from mothers navigating the beautiful, terrible, overwhelming reality of raising humans while figuring out how to be human yourself.
Welcome to Motherhood
Support for new mothers transitioning into parenthood—the stuff nobody tells you about the identity shift, the isolation, and the loss of self that comes with becoming “mom.”
Partners in Parenting (Column for male partners)
Guidance for fathers and male partners on showing up, sharing load, and supporting their partner’s healing while raising children together.
Our Approach
We don’t do toxic positivity. We don’t pretend motherhood is all joy and fulfillment. We don’t shame you for struggling, for needing breaks, for sometimes resenting your children or your life.
We also don’t wallow in misery. We acknowledge the hard parts while celebrating the victories—even the tiny ones. We’re honest about what’s broken while building toward what’s possible.
Every piece balances:
Validation (you’re not failing, the system is broken)
Practical strategies (things you can try today)
Long-term healing (this is a journey, not a destination)
Community connection (you’re not alone in this)
Who This Is For
You’re parenting with:
Childhood trauma you’re still processing
Mental health challenges you’re managing
Economic stress that never lets up
Little to no support from family or systems
The weight of breaking cycles for your children
You love your kids fiercely AND sometimes fantasize about running away. You’re doing your best AND know your best sometimes isn’t enough. You’re exhausted AND keep showing up anyway.
Roots & Wings is for mothers doing the hardest work there is—raising children while healing yourself—with honesty, compassion, and zero judgment.
Recent Topics
“When You Parent Like Your Mother Despite Swearing You Never Would”
“The Rage Nobody Talks About: Maternal Anger and What to Do With It”
“Explaining Family Dysfunction to Your Kids: Age-Appropriate Scripts”
“Finding Therapy That Actually Helps (When You Can Barely Afford It)”
You’re giving your children roots in healing and wings toward freedom. That’s enough.
