TW: grief, loss of a parent

Today’s episode is a deeply personal one.

In this episode, I share how becoming a writer wasn’t born from a lifelong dream, but from a quiet nudge I'd felt after having my first daughter. But that nudge unfortunately collided with a moment that changed my family's lives. After the unexpected loss of my father-in-law, and alongside my best friend experiencing the same of heartbreak of having lost her own father, I found myself searching for words to explain grief to my children… before I had even processed it myself.

What I discovered was the power of shared grief. The way stories, connection, and creation can hold us when nothing else can.

This episode is about learning to create in the middle of chaos. About building something meaningful while navigating motherhood, healing, and learning to accept the uncertainty. About honoring the people we’ve lost by choosing to keep going, even when the path forward feels unclear.

It’s also the beginning of something new: the story behind The Quiet Bloom Press, a dream built in nap times, late nights, and in-between moments of real life.

If you’ve ever felt the pull to create but didn’t know where to begin…if you’re carrying grief and trying to find beauty inside it…or if you just need a reminder that you don’t have to have it all figured out to start…this one’s for you.

We’re in this together. 🤍

Show email: draftingmotherhoodpod@gmail.com