https://dirtylaundrywithollie.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-14 https://dirtylaundrywithollie.com/blog/season-06-episode-45 monthly 0.5 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/658cd5573f3e5b3ae02632ca/9742811b-7766-47ea-b74b-5fac89bde312/Screenshot+2026-02-14+at+2.24.51%E2%80%AFPM.png blog - Season 06 Episode 45 - Make it stand out There is something sacred about female friendship. And something stretching about it, too. If you have ever looked at a friendship and thought, Why does this feel different lately? you are not alone. Life transitions have a way of reshaping relationships, especially when motherhood enters the picture. One friend becomes a mom. Another is building a career. One is navigating infertility. Another is still figuring out what she wants. The love is still there, but the rhythm shifts. And sometimes that shift feels confusing. Or tender. Or quietly grief filled. Motherhood changes a woman. It changes her body, her nervous system, her sleep, her priorities, her identity. And it changes her friendships. The late night conversations become earlier texts. The spontaneous dinners require planning. The emotional bandwidth narrows. It is not personal. It is physiological. It is developmental. It is human. But here is the part we do not always talk about. The friends who are not in motherhood are shifting too. They may feel unsure how to show up. They may worry about saying the wrong thing. They may feel distance and not know how to close it. So what does it actually look like to love each other well in these seasons? Supporting a New Mom in Real, Tangible Ways Supporting a new mother is not complicated, but it is intentional. It looks like bringing a meal without asking what is needed. It looks like folding laundry while she feeds the baby. It looks like cleaning the kitchen instead of holding the baby for an hour. It looks like gifting a postpartum massage instead of another onesie. It looks like saying, “I am here,” and meaning it. New motherhood can be isolating. Even when you are deeply in love with your child. Even when you chose this. The nervous system is often dysregulated from lack of sleep and constant responsibility. Emotional processing slows. Identity feels fluid. When a friend shows up in tangible ways, it communicates safety. And safety is what a new nervous system needs. Enmeshment, Identity, and Healthy Boundaries in Motherhood Another tension we explored is enmeshment in motherhood. When your child’s needs are constant and consuming, it can become easy to lose yourself in the role. The line between “me” and “my child” blurs. This is not a failure. It is often a survival response. But healthy friendships can gently remind a mother that she is still a whole person. That she is allowed to have separate thoughts, interests, desires, and boundaries. That loving her child deeply does not require dissolving herself. And friends who are not mothers can practice empathy for how consuming this stage can feel. Instead of interpreting distance as rejection, we can interpret it as transition. Extending Grace in Every Direction Maybe the real work of female friendship is not maintaining sameness. Maybe it is learning how to evolve without resentment. What if instead of asking, “Why has this friendship changed?” We asked, “How can I love her better in this season?” Grace looks like assuming good intentions. Grace looks like flexible expectations. Grace looks like communicating instead of withdrawing. Grace looks like recognizing that we are all becoming. Friendships will shift. Seasons will change. Motherhood will transform some relationships and deepen others. None of that means love is gone. Sometimes it simply means we are growing. And growth, though stretching, is still sacred. If you are navigating friendship transitions, postpartum life, identity shifts, or the emotional complexity of loving women in different seasons than your own, take a breath. There is room for all of it. The grief. The joy. The change. The becoming. You are not behind. You are not failing. You are simply in a season. Listen to the full episode of Dirty Laundry with Ollie wherever you stream podcasts. https://dirtylaundrywithollie.com/blog/motherhood-changed-everything-and-thats-okay-with-sophie-gregory monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/658cd5573f3e5b3ae02632ca/c39fdb35-a5c1-4771-ac45-4c93751a5156/Screenshot+2026-02-09+at+3.37.23%E2%80%AFPM.png blog - Season 06 Episode 44 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://dirtylaundrywithollie.com/blog/season-06-episode-43 monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/658cd5573f3e5b3ae02632ca/a46a82c5-0fb6-4010-9810-cb60f8f66f0c/Screenshot+2026-01-27+at+2.18.05%E2%80%AFPM.png blog - Season 06 Episode 43 - Make it stand out Motherhood has a way of reshaping everything. Your time, your body, your priorities, and often your sense of self. In this episode of the Dirty Laundry with Ollie, I sat down with Kate Lowman for an honest, grounding conversation about what it actually looks like to come back to yourself in the middle of motherhood. Kate is a mom of three boys ages 9, 7, and 3, living in Ohio, and a former corporate retail merchant turned digital creator, stylist, and Substack writer. Her work blends mindfulness, style, and identity, not in a “do more” way, but in a deeply permission giving one. She helps women slow down, listen inward, and rebuild a sense of self that feels true in midlife and motherhood. In this episode, we talk about the real stuff. The overwhelm, the quiet identity loss so many moms experience, and the subtle moments when you realize you have stopped showing up for yourself the way you once did. Motherhood Changes More Than Your Schedule Kate shares how motherhood did not just shift her daily routine, it reshaped who she thought she was. We explore the tension so many mothers feel between being deeply devoted to their children and quietly missing parts of themselves that used to feel alive, creative, and free. We talk about why caring for yourself can feel surprisingly hard after becoming a mom, even when you know it matters. The guilt, the exhaustion, the belief that tending to yourself is optional or indulgent, and how those stories slowly disconnect us from ourselves. Small Acts That Bring You Back Home One of my favorite parts of this conversation is how practical and grounded it is. Kate talks about something as simple and radical as getting dressed every day. Showering. Choosing clothes that make you feel like you. Not for productivity. Not for anyone else. But as a way of saying, “I still matter here.” We unpack how self care does not have to be elaborate to be meaningful, and how small, intentional acts can become anchors in overwhelming seasons of motherhood. Trusting Your Inner Compass This episode also dives into inner self talk. The voice inside that tells you you are not doing enough, not present enough, not patient enough. Kate shares how learning to trust your inner compass instead of external expectations has changed how she mothers, works, and lives. We talk about what it looks like to set “odd rules” for your family. Rules that protect your peace, your energy, and your values, even if they do not make sense to anyone else. This Episode Is For You If You love your kids deeply and miss parts of yourself You feel overwhelmed and want a gentler way forward You are craving permission to care for yourself without guilt You want motherhood to feel empowering, not depleting This conversation is honest, grounding, and quietly empowering. The kind that makes you exhale and think, I am not alone in this. Listen to the full episode now and let this be your reminder. Coming back to yourself is not selfish. It is how you stay connected to the life you are living. 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