08/27/2026
She reached for his hand and my heart sank. It was such a small gesture, but to me, it said so much. I heard ‘thank you for seeing me. Thann you for hearing me. Thank you for standing beside me when I could not stand for myself.’
This is what it means to stand alongside a postpartum mother.
Not to judge her.
Not to reduce her to the worst thing that happened.
Not to look away when her story is difficult to hear.
But to see the mother underneath the crisis. To listen. To believe that her experience matters. To advocate for her when she may not have the words or strength to advocate for herself.
I believe so deeply in standing beside mothers… especially when their stories are complicated, uncomfortable, or difficult for the world to understand. ❤️ Mother The Mother NJ