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IG friends, meet my flower friends —— Sarah, K

IG friends, meet my flower friends —— Sarah, Karl, Coral, Duchesse, Max and Sundae 🤟😆

Seriously tho, how INSANE is this peony season right now!? Unrealllllll. Luckily I am using my harvest and storage tricks to prolong it ——

🌸harvest buds in the “soft marshmallow” stage
🌸remove foliage
🌸wrap in tissue paper
🌸store in the fridge up to two weeks!

As the old ones fade in the vase I pull fresh ones out of the cold storage to arrange with so I have vibrant blooms in the home for weeks 🙌💐 Anything to prolong peony season right!?

📷: @jessicamicciophoto

#peony #peonies #peonyseason #paeonia #peonyaddict #peonybouquet #pinkpeony #peonyflower #peonylove #peonygarden #coralcharm #sarahbernhardt #raspberrysundae #cutflowergarden #flowersfrommygarden #flowersforeveryone #gardenlife #gardenlove #gardenista #growsomethinggreen

These coral charms tho 😍😍 they need a perman

These coral charms tho 😍😍 they need a permanent place on my feed!! Swipe to see one aging in the landscape and how crazyyyy the color fade is as she opens — this happens both on the plant or in the vase! These beauties are extra special to me because today as I was picking them a ladybug landed on my hand, a wink from my Liam, always with me in the garden 🌿

Pay attention to those moments that make your hair

Pay attention to those moments that make your hair stand on end. The moments that give you butterflies and that sparkle in your eye, the moments that light your soul on fire. Listen to the unspoken. Trust yourself. That’s my recipe for finding your “thing.”

My gardens have seen my lowest lows. They’ve quite literally gotten me through my darkest days, and also my brightest.

I’ve dropped tears onto the petals of my pink peonies and belly laughed as my son chomped tomatoes right from the vine.

My plants have seen me through the loss of life and the start of it. They have inspired me and frustrated me. They have disappointed me, but they’ve never left me.

I think gardening chose me. It is calming, stress-relieving and visibly reduces my anxiety and depression. It’s consistent and also fluid and ever-changing. It keeps me on my toes and is always teaching me something, whether about gardening itself or life.

It’s an escape but it’s home. It’s a retreat but in my backyard. It’s therapy but it’s free.

My garden is a place where I can think and play and wonder and create and be. It’s a place for my children to do the same, and witness the evidence of miracles and beauty in the absolutely ordinary.

Gardening. That’s my thing. Through all the seasons of the year, through all the seasons of my life. What’s yours??

*swipe for magical unfiltered footage of the peonies from tonight ✨💐

You guys😭😭 We have been working on a thing f

You guys😭😭 We have been working on a thing for the last year and I’m SO EXCITED to finally share it with you all!!! 💐🚚

Meet Elle, she’s a 1961 Volkswagen single cab that we converted into the flower truck of my dreams 😭 We launched this past weekend and it was a huge success!! I have no words for what this new venture means to me, I have no expectations either, and also still no name 🤣 the name of the truck itself, Elle, is for my three children - Luca, Liam and Elora 💞

For now I plan on slingin’ flowers pop-up style at our farm @harvestmoonorchard on the weekends, I’ll be selling locally grown and my own flowers as much as possible! I’m excited to see where this takes us! It’s the start of something amazing, I know that for sure, and my heart could not be more full 😭💖 This would not have been possible without my husband, Alex, thank you for believing in my vision and quite literally bringing it to life!

Follow along here and @wildirisflowertruck for schedules, updates and flower spam!

I just love this photo of us, that is all 🌸 tak

I just love this photo of us, that is all 🌸 taken 4.26.21 by @jessicamicciophoto
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#orchard #peachblossoms #peachblossom #peachfarm #peachtree #peachtrees #appleorchard #appleblossom #appleblossoms #cherryblossomseason #flowerfarm #farmerflorist #mommyandmephotoshoot #mommyandmeoutfits #mamaandme #babygirlclothes #eloraleighgrows #momentsinthesun #letthembelittle #adventuresofchildren #worldoflittles #treasuringlittlememories #letthembelittle #mytinytribe #thisjoyfulmoment #april2021 #beyondthewunderlust #cameramama #calledtobecreative #simplymamahood

Mental health is something I’ve opened up a lot

Mental health is something I’ve opened up a lot about publicly this past year and a half. I had PPD and PPA after my first and never got help. Then at 18 weeks pregnant with my second son, he died.⁣⁣⠀
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The loss was extremely traumatic and it broke me. There were days I didn’t want to go on. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief. I was not ok. ⁣⁣⠀
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When babies die during pregnancy or shortly after birth the loss is often downplayed or even ignored. Moms are made to feel like we should be fine when we are the furthest thing from it.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
Somehow it’s ok to love our babies when their heart still beats in our wombs but if they die we’re not supposed to miss them. Honestly, wtf? 🤯⁣⁣⠀
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The pressure I felt to “get over it” and the stigma of loving my dead baby was soul-crushing. ⁣⁣⠀
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MOMS NEED SUPPORT. Moms, no matter if their baby lived or died or are experiencing infertility, need to be provided with more easily-accessible mental health resources.⁣⁣⠀
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I am proud of myself for admitting I needed help, despite the lack of support I got from medical professionals, I knew I needed help and I was able to get it. Talk and CBT therapy have done wonders for me.⁣⁣⠀
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**If you need immediate help call 1-800-944-4773 it’s the PSI 24/7 help line**⁣⁣⠀

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#maternalmentalhealthweek is NOW and we are speaking up.⁣

1 in 5 women will experience a maternal mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD or even psychosis. In fact, women of childbearing age make up the largest depression demographic in the U.S. Although it’s the most common complication of pregnancy and the postpartum period, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) are the most underdiagnosed and undertreated. Good news: these illnesses are likely temporary and 100% treatable with professional help.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
These illnesses do not discriminate but they also don’t define our worth. Sometimes the strong thing is getting the help.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
Getting the help you need does not make you weak. You are not alone. You are not to blame, and with help you will get better.⁣⁣⠀

I am survivor of PMADs and you will be too. #letstalkaboutit #makingovermotherhood #mmhweek2021

On this Bereaved Mother’s Day I honor all the ma

On this Bereaved Mother’s Day I honor all the mamas who are holding their baby or babies in their hearts instead of their arms. I see you, I’m with you, and I send you all of my love today and everyday ❤️ #bereavedmothersday #internationalbereavedmothersday #babyloss #lifeafterloss

Elora’s birth has been so hard for me to put int

Elora’s birth has been so hard for me to put into words. It so starkly contrasts the births of her two older brothers, it almost feels like a dream.⁣⁣⠀
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My pregnancy with her was after loss and it was HARD. But her birth was incredible. It was empowering and redemptive and peaceful and gentle and controlled, it was beautiful and magical and perfect in every way. It was the biggest relief of my life and the most at peace I’ve ever felt.⁣⁣⠀
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I was fully and completely present and I was able to enjoy and remember every second. It was everything I dreamed of for a birth experience.⁣⁣⠀
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Belly birth can be empowering and beautiful too. I know it’s not every single time, it was not with my first, but sometimes it is and I just want to share that side of it in this post.⁣⁣⠀
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I loved my planned C-section because though it was medically necessary due to my blood condition, it also gave me some semblance of control with my anxiety and PTSD, and maternal mental health matters ❤️⁣⁣⠀
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I say this because I have been the mother who once walked into the hospital pregnant and left with empty arms. I have been the mother who’s birth plan went to shit. These experiences have shaped me.

I am forever grateful for both my emergency and my planned cesarean deliveries, they were the best options for me physically, mentally and emotionally. There is no “easy way out.” Birth is birth is birth. It’s an individual and completely unique experience every👏single👏time👏⁣⁣⠀
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Vaginal or belly. Surgical or unassisted. Medicated or unmedicated. Anxious or care-free. Living baby or dead baby.⁣⁣ We are all mothers.⁣⁣⠀
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I am proud to bear the scar and I am privileged to live in a time and place where this surgery exists and I had access to it.⁣⁣⠀
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April is #csectionawarenessmonth and I’m honoring all my #csectionmoms, tell your story below ❤️

And just like that we’ve travelled half way arou

And just like that we’ve travelled half way around the sun together 💫☀️ happy six months baby girl, I’m not sure how it’s possible but I love you more with each passing day 💞 #eloraleighgrows

📷: @mymotherhoodstory

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IG friends, meet my flower friends —— Sarah, K

IG friends, meet my flower friends —— Sarah, Karl, Coral, Duchesse, Max and Sundae 🤟😆

Seriously tho, how INSANE is this peony season right now!? Unrealllllll. Luckily I am using my harvest and storage tricks to prolong it ——

🌸harvest buds in the “soft marshmallow” stage
🌸remove foliage
🌸wrap in tissue paper
🌸store in the fridge up to two weeks!

As the old ones fade in the vase I pull fresh ones out of the cold storage to arrange with so I have vibrant blooms in the home for weeks 🙌💐 Anything to prolong peony season right!?

📷: @jessicamicciophoto

#peony #peonies #peonyseason #paeonia #peonyaddict #peonybouquet #pinkpeony #peonyflower #peonylove #peonygarden #coralcharm #sarahbernhardt #raspberrysundae #cutflowergarden #flowersfrommygarden #flowersforeveryone #gardenlife #gardenlove #gardenista #growsomethinggreen

These coral charms tho 😍😍 they need a perman

These coral charms tho 😍😍 they need a permanent place on my feed!! Swipe to see one aging in the landscape and how crazyyyy the color fade is as she opens — this happens both on the plant or in the vase! These beauties are extra special to me because today as I was picking them a ladybug landed on my hand, a wink from my Liam, always with me in the garden 🌿

Pay attention to those moments that make your hair

Pay attention to those moments that make your hair stand on end. The moments that give you butterflies and that sparkle in your eye, the moments that light your soul on fire. Listen to the unspoken. Trust yourself. That’s my recipe for finding your “thing.”

My gardens have seen my lowest lows. They’ve quite literally gotten me through my darkest days, and also my brightest.

I’ve dropped tears onto the petals of my pink peonies and belly laughed as my son chomped tomatoes right from the vine.

My plants have seen me through the loss of life and the start of it. They have inspired me and frustrated me. They have disappointed me, but they’ve never left me.

I think gardening chose me. It is calming, stress-relieving and visibly reduces my anxiety and depression. It’s consistent and also fluid and ever-changing. It keeps me on my toes and is always teaching me something, whether about gardening itself or life.

It’s an escape but it’s home. It’s a retreat but in my backyard. It’s therapy but it’s free.

My garden is a place where I can think and play and wonder and create and be. It’s a place for my children to do the same, and witness the evidence of miracles and beauty in the absolutely ordinary.

Gardening. That’s my thing. Through all the seasons of the year, through all the seasons of my life. What’s yours??

*swipe for magical unfiltered footage of the peonies from tonight ✨💐

You guys😭😭 We have been working on a thing f

You guys😭😭 We have been working on a thing for the last year and I’m SO EXCITED to finally share it with you all!!! 💐🚚

Meet Elle, she’s a 1961 Volkswagen single cab that we converted into the flower truck of my dreams 😭 We launched this past weekend and it was a huge success!! I have no words for what this new venture means to me, I have no expectations either, and also still no name 🤣 the name of the truck itself, Elle, is for my three children - Luca, Liam and Elora 💞

For now I plan on slingin’ flowers pop-up style at our farm @harvestmoonorchard on the weekends, I’ll be selling locally grown and my own flowers as much as possible! I’m excited to see where this takes us! It’s the start of something amazing, I know that for sure, and my heart could not be more full 😭💖 This would not have been possible without my husband, Alex, thank you for believing in my vision and quite literally bringing it to life!

Follow along here and @wildirisflowertruck for schedules, updates and flower spam!

I just love this photo of us, that is all 🌸 tak

I just love this photo of us, that is all 🌸 taken 4.26.21 by @jessicamicciophoto
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#orchard #peachblossoms #peachblossom #peachfarm #peachtree #peachtrees #appleorchard #appleblossom #appleblossoms #cherryblossomseason #flowerfarm #farmerflorist #mommyandmephotoshoot #mommyandmeoutfits #mamaandme #babygirlclothes #eloraleighgrows #momentsinthesun #letthembelittle #adventuresofchildren #worldoflittles #treasuringlittlememories #letthembelittle #mytinytribe #thisjoyfulmoment #april2021 #beyondthewunderlust #cameramama #calledtobecreative #simplymamahood

Mental health is something I’ve opened up a lot

Mental health is something I’ve opened up a lot about publicly this past year and a half. I had PPD and PPA after my first and never got help. Then at 18 weeks pregnant with my second son, he died.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
The loss was extremely traumatic and it broke me. There were days I didn’t want to go on. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief. I was not ok. ⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
When babies die during pregnancy or shortly after birth the loss is often downplayed or even ignored. Moms are made to feel like we should be fine when we are the furthest thing from it.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
Somehow it’s ok to love our babies when their heart still beats in our wombs but if they die we’re not supposed to miss them. Honestly, wtf? 🤯⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
The pressure I felt to “get over it” and the stigma of loving my dead baby was soul-crushing. ⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
MOMS NEED SUPPORT. Moms, no matter if their baby lived or died or are experiencing infertility, need to be provided with more easily-accessible mental health resources.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
I am proud of myself for admitting I needed help, despite the lack of support I got from medical professionals, I knew I needed help and I was able to get it. Talk and CBT therapy have done wonders for me.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
**If you need immediate help call 1-800-944-4773 it’s the PSI 24/7 help line**⁣⁣⠀

——————⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
#maternalmentalhealthweek is NOW and we are speaking up.⁣

1 in 5 women will experience a maternal mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD or even psychosis. In fact, women of childbearing age make up the largest depression demographic in the U.S. Although it’s the most common complication of pregnancy and the postpartum period, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) are the most underdiagnosed and undertreated. Good news: these illnesses are likely temporary and 100% treatable with professional help.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
These illnesses do not discriminate but they also don’t define our worth. Sometimes the strong thing is getting the help.⁣⁣⠀
⁣⁣⠀
Getting the help you need does not make you weak. You are not alone. You are not to blame, and with help you will get better.⁣⁣⠀

I am survivor of PMADs and you will be too. #letstalkaboutit #makingovermotherhood #mmhweek2021

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