Suzanne Nicklas Wellness

If you sometimes feel like you are being pulled in ten directions…

If you worry that you’re not giving enough to each of your children…

If you lie awake wondering whether you’re doing it right…

You are not alone.

The very fact that you think about these things means your children have something incredibly valuable:

A mother who cares deeply about who they are as individuals.

I speak to this very real and important topic in my newest blogpost.

Self-care isn’t just for new moms.
It’s for every mom… no matter the age of your children.

Whether you’re up all night with a newborn, navigating toddler meltdowns, managing busy school schedules, or supporting grown children finding their way… motherhood asks a lot of you.

And somewhere along the way, it’s easy to forget yourself.

Self-care doesn’t have to be big or fancy.
It can look like: • a quiet cup of coffee before the house wakes up
• a walk in fresh air
• saying “no” without guilt
• asking for help
• resting when your body whispers (or shouts) for it
Taking care of yourself is not selfish.

It’s what allows you to keep showing up with love, patience, and presence.

No matter what season of motherhood you’re in…
you deserve care, too. 🤍

Breastfeeding is about more than milk.
Yes, it’s nourishment.
Yes, it’s antibodies.
Yes, it’s beautifully designed nutrition.
But it’s also co-regulation.
It’s oxytocin flowing.
It’s nervous systems syncing.
It’s thousands of tiny moments of “you are safe with me.”

When a baby latches, both mother and baby release oxytocin, the bonding hormone. Heart rates steady. Breathing slows. Cortisol decreases. Safety increases.
Your body becomes their anchor.

And here’s what I love reminding mothers:
Your nervous system benefits too.
Breastfeeding can be a forced pause in a world that rarely asks us to be still. A rhythm. A return. A quiet sanctuary in the middle of long days and longer nights.

And if breastfeeding is complicated, painful, short-lived, or not your path, bonding is still absolutely possible. Attachment is built through presence and responsiveness, not ounces.

Connection is the magic.
Milk is just one pathway. 🤍

If this speaks to you, share it with a mama who needs the reminder.

Marriage changes after kids... everyone talks about the hard parts. The exhaustion. The miscommunication. The overwhelm.

But what we don’t talk about enough are the quiet ways parenthood can actually strengthen a marriage.

Watching your partner become a parent.
Learning to move like a team.
Sharing a deeper sense of purpose.
Finding connection in the smallest moments.

My newest blog is about the beautiful shifts that happen when two people grow through parenting together... the kind that don’t make headlines, but change everything. 🤍

If you’re in this season (or heading into it), I hope it feels like a reassuring nod that growth and closeness are happening… even in the chaos.
Read it now! link in my bio.

Thank goodness for my Tech support 💙

This sweet girl is so content to just sit and stare at me until I pet her. It's impossible to get any work done with her, but maybe thats the lesson here. To just take a break and be. .

Happy 21st birthday to my sweet Nathaniel!
🎂 🥳 🎉

You were my first water birth💧, my first postpartum hemorrhage and my first NICU baby.  You have been such a joy to watch as you have grown into a thoughtful and humorous young man.  I am so proud of you and so grateful for the gift of being your mom.

❤️ ☀️🌎