09/11/2026
I’ve been going back and forth on whether I should even post this, but I feel like I need to be honest with y’all.
A mom messaged me today and said I’ve seemed off lately, and honestly, she’s right.
Since losing my mom, I really haven’t known how to grieve. I feel like I never actually got the chance to stop and process everything. Life kept going, Cuddle & Co. kept going, and I just kept trying to keep up with it all.
But I’m realizing I haven’t really been okay.
I haven’t been able to grieve the way I probably need to, and I honestly feel like it’s put me into a really bad depression. Some days I’m okay, and other days I can barely get myself to do anything. Today was one of those days. I haven’t really worked at all today.
I’m trying to figure out how to grieve my mom while still trying to run my business and keep everything else in my life moving. And honestly, I don’t really know how to do both right now.
I’m looking for a therapist because I know I need some help working through everything instead of just continuing to push it down.
I’m not posting this because I want sympathy. I just wanted to be real with y’all because so many of you have supported me, checked on me, and supported Cuddle & Co. I don’t want y’all to think I’m ignoring you or that I don’t care when I’m quiet or seem different.
I’m just trying to figure myself out right now.
Cuddle & Co. is still something I love so much, and I’m not giving up on it. I just think I need to give myself some grace right now and allow myself to actually grieve.
And to the mom who reached out today and told me I seemed off… thank you. I really needed that more than you probably know.
I’m taking it one day at a time right now. 🤍
