“There’s a lot of pressure on women to be these super women, and we can’t do everything. We need rest. We need relief. We need to maybe do one or two things at a time. There’s no merit in being a phenomenal mom, a career driven woman, working out twice a day seven days a week, and doing everything right. You can do that, but there’s a lot of stress involved in that and I think when we fail we don’t give ourselves enough credit for what we have accomplished…

I have a great relationship with my children. I’m making great connections with people. I’m setting boundaries. I’m giving myself grace. I’m understanding what my faults have been, and coming to peace with a lot of different things. And sometimes it was really dark, but I’m really grateful that I went through these things because now I really do have an appreciation for myself.”

In this episode I am in the garden with Leta Harrison. Leta shares how she leaned into her grandmother and aunt for the nurture and security she didn’t get from her mother, and how she eventually learned to extend that same care to herself.

Leta is a freelance photographer living in AUSTIN, TX with her two daughters. She is creating a space of expression for all.

Our Mothers’ Gardens is a Honeybunch of Stinkweed Production and features music produced by Ptah. Our Mothers’ Gardens is made possible in part by the generous donations of patrons.