Finishing up our series on toxic family members….what happens when they aren’t necessarily toxic but they are slightly….. Difficult. What do you do then? Why Family Can Trigger Us So Deeply Family relationships are often loaded with societal expectations, old…
Why Guilt Shows Up After Going No-Contact Cutting ties with a toxic family member can bring an overwhelming sense of relief — followed closely by guilt.You might think: “Did I overreact?” “What if they change?” “Did I make too hasty…
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What Is Gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of emotional manipulation that causes you to doubt your own memories, experiences, or reality. It often starts subtly — and when it happens within a family, it can be deeply confusing and damaging….
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Why Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is So Hard Let’s be real: setting boundaries with strangers or coworkers is one thing — but doing it with family hits different. You’re told: “Family is everything.” “You only get one mother/father/sibling.” “Don’t…
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I’ve had so many comments and reshares of the small series I did on all things toxic family so I thought it might be helpful to continue to pull that thread a little. It seems as if that topic is…
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Why I Started Using Supplements in Perimenopause Perimenopause snuck up on me — and suddenly my body felt like it was running a system update I never approved.Mood swings, sleep issues, brain fog, and fatigue became part of my daily…
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If you’re somewhere in your 30s or 40s and feeling like your body, brain, and emotions are all going the deep end—you’re not alone. That was me, too. What I thought would be a “gradual transition” into menopause turned out…
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Perimenopause is more than hot flashes and hormone shifts—it’s a season of identity transformation. For many of us, it comes quietly but brings big inner changes. Your reflection feels like……a stranger. You might start asking: Who am I becoming? Why…
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I don’t think you can throw a rock on social media without hearing women talking about weighted vests, hot flashes, eating enough protein, taking our chase berry, or any other perimenopause topic. And I’m THRILLED. My generation is normalizing menopause…
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We know we’re supposed to love ourselves and are told to practice self-love. But in a world that tells you to be: Thin, but not too thin Strong but not too strong Confident but not too cocky As tall as…
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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.
Jaime
