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The past two years have hit moms everywhere, like a ton of bricks. Our exhaustion is at an all-time high. Our mental capacity is hanging on by a thread. Yet, everywhere women turn, we're bombarded with the idea of more. As if somehow our best is simply not enough. The role of the mother has expanded tenfold. Yet, the demands don't stop just because we've hit our threshold. So, when we can't keep up, we're left with one word - failure. Jennifer knows this word all too well. She was one of these very women. Day after day, she grappled with why she could never seem to keep up. After all, everyone else seemed to be doing just fine, so why couldn't she? If We're Being Honest, is a mother's journey of freeing herself of societal ideals and generational norms. Of overcoming perfection and embracing who she was designed to be. Throughout this road to self-discovery, Jennifer realized that although she felt isolated in her thinking, she was far from alone. Countless other moms feel these very same things, and she began connecting with them on her popular They Whine, so I Wine blog. She now shares her journey to help others in her book, If We're Being Honest, to remind us that the first step to finding joy is when we honor and love ourselves as we were authentically designed to be. We don't need to do more. We are worthy, today.
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About the author(s)
Jennifer Thompson is the founder and face behind motherhood lifestyle blog, They Whine, so I Wine. A true believer in the power of our stories connecting us, Jennifer has built an online community of women who support and encourage one another through sharing our struggles and reframing our own internal narratives. When not writing, Jennifer works for a Fortune 100 Company where she specializes in marketing.
A strong advocate for women and mothers everywhere, Jennifer possesses a unique ability to get inside her readers' heads and express the things many women think. Never one to shy away from hard conversations, Jennifer gives her readers tough love with a dash of humor through her raw and inspirational truth telling. With an online community of over 244,000 women, her words have been shared by millions around the world and featured in dozens of national media outlets, including ABC News, The Today Show and Good Morning America. Jennifer resides in rural Illinois with her husband and young son.