I thought I was ready to become a mother – it was the life I had always dreamed of.

I’ll never forget the warm wave of joy that washed over me when I saw those two tiny lines on the pregnancy test. It was finally happening. The belly growing alongside my anticipation in the months that followed proved it.

But something else began to grow within me, too: my desire not just to be *a* mother, but rather, one who would nourish the parts of her children’s hearts that were dry in mine. By the time I welcomed my firstborn into my arms, I had one goal in mind: don’t screw this up.

The pressure was on, the stakes were high – and rightly so, to an extent. I didn’t want my kids to have to go through the same, painful processes of inner healing that I found myself stuck in, so I vowed to get everything right.

Until I (inevitably) failed, despite knowing better.
Until the parenting experts disagreed about what children truly need and all the conflicting opinions made me dizzy.
Until I realized how huge the gap was between how intentional I was about holding space for my child… and how hard I was on myself.

I realized suffocating my emotions for the sake of raising emotionally intelligent human beings wasn’t going to get us far. That’s when the real journey began.

Shortly after my first child was born, I began a blog to capture the rebirth I was navigating in my early days of motherhood. It wasn’t long before I stumbled upon the work of Magda Gerber and RIE® (Resources for Infant Educarers).

Her principles of Respectful Parenting resonated deeply with me and laid the foundation for how I envisioned raising future generations of competent, authentic, and empathetic people — starting with ourselves, as parents.

As I continued to explore this philosophy, my blog gradually evolved into an Instagram account in 2020, where I began sharing the knowledge I was gaining along with the raw, imperfect journey of applying it in real life. That same year, I completed a certified RIE® Foundations Course.

Since then, my Instagram community has grown to over 35,000 followers, and I’ve had the privilege of leading local workshops, working part-time at an elementary school, and writing a family column for my local German newspaper. Now, in January 2025, I’m releasing my first book as a published author.

In all that I do, I hope to inspire and support parents, especially mothers, in cultivating deeper connections and healthier homes — from the inside out.

Wholeheartedly,