https://www.focuspsychology.org/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-13 https://www.focuspsychology.org/blog/why-my-brain-cant-relax-on-vacation-a-love-letter-to-traveling-with-ocd-sy2g5 monthly 0.5 2026-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6556cd8448fdb02bb4ebd185/1774993073555-HSNCFT6ST4ZPCSZLSIMK/Love+for+Who+You+Are+3.jpeg Blog - More Than Mom: Finding Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood - Losing Yourself to Motherhood There’s a quiet tension that comes with motherhood that no one really prepares you for—the feeling of being everything to everyone, while slowly losing touch with yourself. You love your kids deeply. That part is never in question. But somewhere between the meals, the routines, the emotional caretaking, and the constant noise, you might catch a glimpse of yourself and think… who am I outside of this? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6556cd8448fdb02bb4ebd185/3674cea9-f7bb-4a10-bec3-1ca75706820b/Love+for+Who+You+Are+1.jpeg Blog - More Than Mom: Finding Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood - Wanting More for Yourself Guilt. You tell yourself “how could you possibly want more when you already have so much?” But here’s the truth: wanting to feel like a person again doesn’t make you a bad mom. It makes you a good one. Motherhood asks a lot. It asks for your time, your energy, your patience, your body, your mind. And if you’re not intentional, it can quietly take your identity too. Not all at once—but in small, almost invisible ways. You stop doing things just because you enjoy them. You stop having uninterrupted thoughts. You stop feeling like your own life belongs to you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6556cd8448fdb02bb4ebd185/ef091483-2db2-4809-b711-f8a13ef272b2/Love+for+Who+You+Are+4.jpeg Blog - More Than Mom: Finding Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood - How to Reclaim Yourself So what does it look like to hold onto yourself in the middle of all that? It’s not about escaping motherhood or doing less for your kids. It’s about expanding your life just enough to include you again. It might look like: Taking 20 minutes to sit in silence without explaining yourself Revisiting something you used to love, even if it feels unfamiliar now Letting yourself have goals that have nothing to do with your children Saying “I need a minute” and actually taking it Small things. But they matter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6556cd8448fdb02bb4ebd185/4377b1ac-e326-4b17-87c5-3511a7fd63be/Love+for+Who+You+Are+2.jpeg Blog - More Than Mom: Finding Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood - Being Yourself for Your Kids Your kids don’t just need a present mom—they need a whole person. Someone who models what it looks like to care for others and themselves. Someone who shows them that identity doesn’t disappear when you love people—it grows. You’re allowed to miss parts of your old life while still loving your current one. Those feelings can exist together. They often do. You’re still in there. Not lost—just layered under responsibility, love, and exhaustion. 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It can sound like concern, “I am just trying to help you see the truth.” dismissal, “You always exaggerate.” rewriting history, “That never happened the way you think it did.” Over time, it creates a fog where the narcissist becomes the keeper of truth and you are left questioning yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6556cd8448fdb02bb4ebd185/5bffcb3f-3a07-4cae-8807-45d808b80603/Gaslighting-4.jpg Blog - Gaslighting: When Reality Gets a Makeover You Didn’t Ask For - When it comes to trying to spot a gaslighter you have to pay attention to how you feel after conversations. Do you feel more confused than before you started? Do you apologize constantly, even when you are not sure what you did wrong? Do you catch yourself doubting memories you once felt sure about? All of these are red flags that someone is tampering with, and distorting your sense of reality. Protecting yourself starts with awareness. Trust your gut when it tells you something is off. Keep a record of what is said and done. Write things down in a journal, save texts, and screenshot messages. It is not about proving them wrong, it is about keeping yourself tethered to the truth when someone else is trying to untie the rope. Build a support system of people who can remind you of what is real and validate your experiences when self-doubt creeps in. When it comes to trying to spot a gaslighter you have to pay attention to how you feel after conversations. Do you feel more confused than before you started? Do you apologize constantly, even when you are not sure what you did wrong? Do you catch yourself doubting memories you once felt sure about? All of these are red flags that someone is tampering with, and distorting your sense of reality. Protecting yourself starts with awareness. Trust your gut when it tells you something is off. Keep a record of what is said and done. Write things down in a journal, save texts, and screenshot messages. 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You are not crazy, you are not imagining things, and you are not too sensitive. The only person who benefits from you doubting that is the one trying to control you. 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