[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood — Preorder Now!] I was laying in bed, trying to get Pepper to sleep after she woke up in the middle of the night. I’ve been trying not to pick her up every…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood — Preorder Now!] I turned off the dirt road onto another even less smooth dirt road and headed up the winding pass following the instructions for the cabin ‘resort’ I had booked. I…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood — Preorder Now!] Nine months into Pepper’s life, Sibe and I were going to bed. He said, “This is life now, isn’t it? It’s not going to slow down, is it?” I told…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood — Preorder Now!] I was sitting on my couch with my eyes closed, trying to connect to myself to write, when Sibe walked in and asked, “You didn’t let Opi out?” I felt…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood — Preorder Now!] I woke up to a text from my assistant. “I know you’re on vacation, but I just found out that (her favorite couple in personal development) are getting divorced! …

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood — Preorder Now!] There have been many moments when I’ve wanted to help speed along the process of walking for Pepper. I’m just really excited for her. At the same time, it’s just…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood] Recently, I’ve been thinking that I wanted to delete some of the pieces of this book. Part of me is embarrassed for sharing them. At the moment, they felt so intense and so…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood] “Just don’t ever let your heart close,” I think, as I feel my heart closing, laying face-to-face with Sibe in bed. Years ago, I read the book, “The Untethered Soul.” In the book…

[A preview of my upcoming book, We Are One: How one woman reclaimed her identity through motherhood] I locked myself in the bathroom in the morning. I didn’t want Pepper to see me crying. I was locking myself in the bathroom, crying in the closet and in the shower, more…