You have permission

Inspired by Leonie Dawson's heartstopped blog of the same name, the beautiful Mums in our More Mojo community, Amy Taylor-Kabaz of Happy Mama and the exquisite women of her Divine Life programme and of course heartwarming conversations with my fabulous friends as we raise our children and ourselves together.

You have permission to find motherhood challenging, confronting, frustrating

You have permission to let it be your biggest lesson

You have permission to fail spectacularly

You have permission to try again and again and again

You have permission to be good enough

You have permission to not know who you are now

You have permission to be different to who you were before

You have permission to redefine who you are and what you want

You have permission to work full-time, part-time or not at all

You have permission to stop overcompensating for your choice

You have permission to change your mind

You have permission to do big things in this world

You have permission to do small things that mean the world

You have permission to say fuck fuckety fuck

You have permission to scream and shout and tantrum if that's what you need to do today to move forward tomorrow

You have permission to care so deeply it hurts

You have permission to not give a shit

You have permission to prioritise plucking your eyebrows, cutting your toenails, having a wee

You have permission to put yourself first, to show your kids a new way and a new you

You have permission to create strong boundaries

You have permission to go to bed at 9 PM.

You have permission to stay up till 1 AM

You have permission to give your all

You have permission to keep something that's just for you

You have permission to say “I've done enough for now”

You have permission to ask more of your relationships, to feel supported, respected and uplifted by them

You have permission to ask more of yourself and give what you want to receive You have permission to ask less of yourself, to say “no” to building the fort, crafting, baking, Lego, Play-Doh

You have permission to say “no not right now”, you have permission to say “no not ever” and you have permission to pause before you decide

You have permission to say “not right now” to sweeping the floor, wiping the counter, loading the dishwasher

You have permission to order takeout, to streamline your life

You have permission to need support, to ask for support and permission to receive it

You have permission to go against the mainstream and do what feels is best for you and your child

You have permission to contradict yourself

You have permission to find your people, permission to get involved or stand apart

You have permission to make waves or start ripples

You have permission to stress less

You have permission to want more, more rest, more fun, more sex

You have permission to ask for what you want both outside and inside the bedroom

You have permission for that to be different to what you wanted before you were a mum

You have permission to do less, permission to feel more

You have permission to be whoever you want to be

You have permission to love fiercely

You have permission to use no as a full sentence

You have permission to still wear your maternity jeans

You have permission to buy a whole new wardrobe

You have permission to Marie Kondo the bejeebers out of your home or finally just embrace the chaos of living with small humans

You have permission to cross your legs when you sneeze and permission to see a specialist to sort that out!

You have permission to shun the PTA. You have permission to run the PTA

You have permission to socialise

You have permission to go to the cinema on your own on a Tuesday morning

You have permission to binge watch Netflix

You have permission to spend time doing what brings you joy, even if it is completely pointless in every other sense

You have permission to say no to one more story

You have permission to say yes to one more story

You have permission to rewrite the God Damn story

You have permission to be strong and powerful alongside soft and loving

You have permission to have off days

You have permission to just be in this moment

You have permission

You have permission

You have permission

Naomi xxx Go to podcasts to listen to 'You have permission' as a podcast.