I’m forever in search of habits, hacks, and practices pursuit of becoming my happiest, healthiest, and best self. That means adopting habits that make me feel good, being kinder to myself, practicing grace upon grace, and accomplishing some big goals…
Date Night is always my favorite night! Parenting is hard. Parenting with a child that has a disability is HARD. Finding time to reconnect with each other is vital and I can’t think of a better time to infuse some…
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I opened it. It was the email version of a drunk delusional dance. You are out of touch with reality, it ominously started. It was an incomplete list of my inadequacies and finished up with alleging an obsession and mental…
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As a mama, I find myself counting the hours of potential rest I’m going to get before Callie gets up in the morning or calculating the amount of coffee I’m going to need to intake before I can function at…
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I remember talking to a nurse in the hallway after Callie had her second open heart surgery. I literally was dead on my feet. I hadn’t eaten or slept in days. She lost a ton of blood during the procedure…
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I am overwhelmed by the response to my post last week, 3 Signs It’s Time to Cut Ties with Toxic Family. Like OVERWHELMED. Thank you all for the notes and the re-shares of the post–it honestly gives me a lot of…
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In a perfect world, your family life is like a Disney movie. One big joyful happy family. Everyone gets along, everyone is respectful, and vibes well together. But this is real life, not a cartoon–and you don’t get to pick…
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If you’ve been part of our community for a while, then you know how important we take our nutrition and health. And as a mama of a little athlete, it’s especially important to us how we fuel and hydrate Callie…
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As a parent of a disabled child, I feel like I’m constantly advocating. I’m constantly looking for ways to educate, shed light, call out areas of opportunity for people like Callie. I’m passionate about it, fired up, and want to…
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I know so many people want to talk about red flags. But what about green flags? Especially green flags in yourself? If you’re like me, it’s easy to fall into the trap of just nitpicking all of your flaws. Continually…
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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
