Motherhood gives us names. Some are offered lovingly.Some are earned quietly.Some arrive without our consent and stay longer than we expect. Strong one.Primary parent.Caregiver.Advocate.The reliable one.The one who holds it together. Over time, these labels can begin to feel less…
Motherhood in 2026 is an entirely new landscape.Gone are the days when moms were expected to be perfect, polished, and endlessly self-sacrificing. Women today are raising children in a world that’s faster, louder, more digital, more demanding—and somehow more isolating—than…
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Doing a small mini series on lesson’s I’ve learned this year–from motherhood to feminine energy, these little bit sized posts I hope will inspire you to reflect on your lessons from 2025. Motherhood has a way of teaching us things…
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7 Truths from Therapy That Changed My Life Therapy cracked me open in ways I didn’t expect. It wasn’t always pretty (in fact, it was pretty brutal sometimes), but it was real — and realness is where transformation lives. These…
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Motherhood and caregiving are often painted as selfless roles — pouring out love, meeting needs, always giving. But what if we reframed that narrative? What if these roles, while deeply demanding, are also a sacred training ground for intuitive growth?…
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Before getting married and becoming a mama, if you had asked me if I wanted to go out by myself intentionally, I would have probably laughed. However, after the physical, mental, and emotional changes that have happened throughout the first…
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I used to beat myself up if everything wasn’t perfect for her. And full transparency, I attribute a lot of that “quest for perfection” as an effort to make up for my believed role in the causation of Callie’s disability….
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As the mom of a child with a disability, there are four things I wish everyone knew about interacting with our daughter… It was moments after giving birth that we found out our daughter was disabled. At the time, hearing…
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I always wanted to be a mother, like since 2nd grade. But I was told my whole life I wouldn’t be able to have a baby due to my Type One Diabetes. And so when I got pregnant, I felt…
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I’m a mom of a child with a disability, and I’m exhausted. This isn’t the kind of exhaustion that will go away with a nap. This is a tiredness in my bones, a relentless exhaustion, and it comes from not only advocating…
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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
