The Non-Linear Journey
Ilana | The Non-Linear JourneyHonest reflections on motherhood, grief, identity, and the messy “both/and” of being human — with heart, humor, and the occasional unraveling.
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Motherhood Doesn't Just Change Our Schedules.
Photo by Danilo Rios on Unsplash
Every night before I go to sleep, I walk past both of my daughters’ rooms. And every time I get up to pee in the middle of the night, which, let’s be honest, is often, I do it again. I still check the monit...
My Daughter Went to Camp
Photo by Allen Y on Unsplash
I dropped my 5-year-old daughter off at camp for the first time and then stood in the parking lot like a total creeper.
I wish I were exaggerating.
I lingered. I watched. I debated whether I should leave. I d...
300 Classes Later
Tomorrow will be my 300th class at Orangetheory Fitness. I have to admit that I’m feeling pretty proud of myself.
Three hundred classes.
Three hundred times showing up for myself.
Three hundred workouts squeezed into seasons of grief,...
You’re Not Failing, You’re Feeling:
Recorded in partnership with Auggie
There’s a version of motherhood we see on Instagram—snuggles, milestones, matching outfits, messy kitchens that are somehow still aesthetic.
And then there’s the version most of us are actually livi...
I Didn't Hit My Goals This Year
Selfie of me rocking my favorite hat.
2025 did not go according to plan.
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My kids were sick—relentlessly. We got to know the urgent care doctors a little too well. My youngest had surgery.
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I navigated my own mental and physical he...
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Sharing my non-linear journey of motherhood, grief, identity, and being human — with honesty, snark, heart, and the occasional unraveling. Fatherless daughter. Mother of two. Pet owner. Griever. World traveler. Believer in the “both/and” of life.
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