Bio:

Hannah Olson is known for her brilliant life hacks, parenting tips, and her culture-challenging message that "Motherhood is a Relationship". She share all of this on her instagram account: @freckledhan

How did this all start?

• Hannah got pregnant at a time that was not ideal for her.
• It was a challenging time for her. 
• Everything about having kids seemed to be negative.
• She asked herself, why do people even have kids?
• Thankfully, once her daughter was born, a lot of those feelings went away. 
• There were still a lot of hard parts of being a mother though. 
• It was tiring and lonely. 
• She started to ask: “what is motherhood?”
• 4 kids later, we were in a pandemic, and she was unable to ask for help. 
• She felt truly overwhelmed and all alone. 
• She came to the realization that Motherhood is a relationship

Motherhood is a relationship

• She decided that she needed to find ways to nurture the relationship between her and her kids.
• Sometimes, as a parent, you destroy the relationship with your kids because you’re simply caretaking. 
• It becomes easy to feel guilty if you ever leave your kids, but it is actually good for your relationship to leave for a bit. 
• Your kids need a break from you just as much as you need a break from them. 
• All of your fulfillment shouldn’t come from your kids just like it doesn’t come from any other relationship. 
• Certain aspects of the relationship can be fulfilling, but it can’t ALL come from the relationship. 
• God never intended motherhood to be our ONLY identity. 
• It is important, but it should be an expansion of who we are, not our only defining identity.
• Boundaries are important. There are times you can do a lot, and times where you can’t. Be in tune with your needs and be willing to set boundaries. 
• You don’t want a break from motherhood (the relationship). You want a break from caretaking. They are different! 
• If you are a stay-at-home mom, think of caretaking as your job.
• The relationship is separate, but the caretaking should be looked at like a job and performed as a job. 
• Throw away gender roles. One parent can be the caretaker, but BOTH are parents. BOTH have a relationship with their children.

Bootcamps

• Hannah does bootcamps with 10 women or less to help reduce and eliminate mom guilt for women. 

Links

• Website: https://freckledhan.com/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freckledhan/ 

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