The Truth About Type A Personalities (And Why Motherhood Can Feel So Hard for Them)
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

The Truth About Type A Personalities (And Why Motherhood Can Feel So Hard for Them)

You've spent your life succeeding through hard work, planning, and determination. So why does motherhood leave you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and like you're somehow getting it wrong? Learn why Type A traits can make motherhood uniquely challenging—and the shift that helps ambitious mothers find more calm, confidence, and connection.

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What Makes a Good Mom? (It's Probably Not What You Think)
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

What Makes a Good Mom? (It's Probably Not What You Think)

Many mothers carry an invisible checklist of what a "good mom" should be. Homemade meals. Perfect school participation. Endless patience. But what if the qualities that matter most aren't the ones anyone applauds? Here's what children actually need from us—and why connection matters more than perfection.

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The Skill That Finally Helped Melissa Stop Living in Survival Mode
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

The Skill That Finally Helped Melissa Stop Living in Survival Mode

Melissa had everything she'd worked for—a career she loved, a supportive partner, healthy kids, and a good life. Yet she was constantly bracing for what might go wrong. The turning point wasn't learning how to control life. It was learning how to trust herself through the hard parts of it.

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What If Leaving Your Child Could Strengthen Your Bond?
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

What If Leaving Your Child Could Strengthen Your Bond?

You worry that leaving your child for work is hurting your bond. But what if the opposite is true? Learn the attachment science behind separation, why guilt isn't always telling the truth, and how everyday goodbyes can become powerful opportunities for connection.

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What 20 Years of Motherhood Taught Me About the Guilt Working Moms Carry
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

What 20 Years of Motherhood Taught Me About the Guilt Working Moms Carry

Many mothers carry a quiet guilt that lives between their work and their children. After 20 years of raising daughters while building a meaningful career and helping thousands of mothers do the same. I've learned that much of this guilt grows from beliefs that simply aren't true. Here are 10 lessons about attachment, anxiety, perfectionism, and connection that every working mom deserves to hear.

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The 10 Rules Nobody Told Us About Motherhood
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

The 10 Rules Nobody Told Us About Motherhood

Most mothers enter motherhood believing they're supposed to have the right answers, stay calm, and get it all right. These 10 truths challenge the myths that fuel anxiety, perfectionism, and self-doubt and offer a more grounded path toward connection, confidence, and peace.

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Why Connection Works Better Than Control
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

Why Connection Works Better Than Control

Your brain is hard-wired to read lack of control as danger and as a mom, that instinct kicks in constantly. But the more we try to control, the more out of control we feel. Here's why connection is the real path to the calm and safety we're all looking for.

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Behind the Scenes of a Career-Driven Mom doing the real work
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

Behind the Scenes of a Career-Driven Mom doing the real work

The alarm goes off at 5:45. There's four and a half minutes of quiet before the day begins. What follows is morning chaos, a moment she wishes she could take back, a repair she doesn't have to force, and a deep breath before walking back through the door. This is what a real day looks like for a career-driven mom who's done the work.

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Is Our Drive to Achieve “Good” or “Bad”?
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

Is Our Drive to Achieve “Good” or “Bad”?

The commitment to excellence and the desire to achieve are not, in and of themselves, the problem. In fact, they are values that still matter deeply to me. The problem isn’t purpose, desire, or goal setting.

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I am not enjoying motherhood. What’s wrong with me?
Kate Kripke Kate Kripke

I am not enjoying motherhood. What’s wrong with me?

You’re late for a meeting, you’re mind is racing and you can't stop thinking about your child's arms reaching for you as you walked out the door. You are torn between the love and the desperate need to get away from it all. If that's where you are right now, you are not broken. But you do need a different way.

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