The Heart Minded 
Journal

Reflections, mindfulness rituals, and seasonal wisdom to nourish your motherhood.

Inextricably Connected: The Bond of Mama & Child
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Inextricably Connected: The Bond of Mama & Child

There’s a knowing between us. A silent understanding that we belong to one another. That this is the bond — ancient, invisible, and unbreakable.

Because our connection didn’t begin at birth.
It began long before.

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Surrendering to the Season: Finding our Anchor in Autumn
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Surrendering to the Season: Finding our Anchor in Autumn

Just as nature moves through her cycles, so too do we. Not only as mothers, but as women—whole beings in constant evolution. Our identities change, our desires stretch and soften, our sense of self becomes deeper and wider with every passing year. And we see this mirrored in our little ones. They are always growing, always becoming. Nothing ever stays still for long.

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Held in Heart: The Values that Shape Heart Minded
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Held in Heart: The Values that Shape Heart Minded

Sometimes in motherhood, it can feel like you’re drifting — like the world is moving around you, but you're standing still, holding everything together.

I created Heart Minded from that place — the quiet in-between moments of joy and overwhelm, the stretch between being everything for your child and trying to find yourself in the process.

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Gentle Tools + Rituals to Nurture Mama & Child

  • By becoming more aware of thoughts and feelings without judgment, mindfulness helps mamas respond rather than react — even in the messy, unpredictable moments.
    → Mindfulness practice has been linked to greater resilience and adaptive coping in the face of parenting stress.(Gouveia et al., 2016)

  • When practiced gently and regularly, mindfulness nurtures a child’s sense of self-trust, grounding, and confidence — all through the loving presence of a calm adult.
    → Mindfulness supports healthy attachment and internal resilience. (Siegel & Hartzell, 2013)

  • In the giving and doing of motherhood, mindfulness gently helps mamas return to themselves — to reconnect with their identity, intuition, and inner voice.
    → Self-awareness and self-compassion increase significantly with regular mindfulness practice. (Neff & Germer, 2009)

  • Mindful activities improve attention span, working memory, and overall executive functioning in young children.
    Flook et al. (2010) conducted a study with preschoolers and found that mindfulness training led to improvements in attention and social competence.

  • Mindful moments shared between mother and child — such as breathing together or grounding touch — build secure attachment and co-regulation, soothing both nervous systems.
    → Siegel, D. J., & Hartzell, M. (2013). Parenting from the Inside Out. TarcherPerigee.