How One Mother’s Search for Self-Love Sparked a Movement

When I started this journey, I never imagined it would grow into a movement; I was just trying to find my way through it. 

Motherhood, with all its incredible beauty, brought unexpected challenges—a sense of loneliness that lingered even during the happiest times, and yes, changes in my body too. I felt torn between the person I used to be and the one I was supposed to become. Amidst the feedings, sleepless nights, and endless giving, I noticed my weight gain and felt my own voice and sense of self slowly slipping away.

The guilt was the first to arrive, gently whispering: Be grateful. Be stronger. Do more. But this wasn't just the typical "mom guilt"—it was a gentle erosion of who I truly was.

ZenMom wasn’t born out of ambition. It was born out of necessity. 

It was the answer to a question I didn’t know how to ask at the time: How do I find myself again, inside all this love I’m pouring outward? 

I found tiny ways back. 

Writing. Reflecting. Affirming. 

I started with a notebook — scribbling thoughts, fears, tiny victories. I wrote affirmations on sticky notes and placed them where I could see them on my hardest days: You are not just surviving. You are growing.

These quiet rituals became the blueprint for ZenMom. 

Our Journals and Reflective Cards were not products I created for the sake of selling — they were tools that I personally needed to breathe again. 

Each journal cover tells a story: 

● Calm Within Chaos — because life won’t slow down, but you can find stillness within it. 

● Moments for Me — because your time matters, even when no one else is asking for it. 

● Journey to Peace — because healing isn’t linear, but it’s always yours to claim. ● Dream. Breathe. Restore. — because you are allowed to want more. 

● A Zen Mom’s Guide — because sometimes, you need a gentle reminder that you’re already doing enough. 

Inside every page, I wanted women to find a place to come home to themselves: What are you grateful for today? How are you feeling this evening? What do you want to carry into tomorrow? 

Simple prompts — but powerful doors back to self-awareness. 

The Reflective Cards came next. 

Grouped into six key areas — Mom Guilt, Sleep Deprivation, Work-Life Balance, Self-Care, Parenting Tips, and Self-Relief — they are small but mighty reminders that you are allowed to pause, feel, and heal in your own time. 

At ZenMom, we stand for something simple yet radical:

Self-care isn’t selfish. 

I even created a limited collection of tote bags to carry that message — literally. "Self-care isn’t selfish." "Drop emotional baggage." These aren’t slogans. They are survival mantras. 

And we’re just getting started. 

In the coming months, we’ll be expanding into a new category — Essential Oils — carefully crafted to support the parts of your journey that often go unnoticed: 

● Oils for rest when insomnia keeps you company. 

● Oils for romance when the spark needs tending. 

● Oils for skin that needs healing, not hiding. 

ZenMom isn’t about perfection. 

It’s about permission — permission to breathe, to be soft, to choose yourself even when the world demands otherwise. 

This isn’t just my story. 

It’s ours. 

And it’s still being written — one page, one breath, one brave choice at a time.