Maya Shankar

But I'm using these three questions to help me during this tough time.

I'm asking myself how this unexpected challenge might change what I'm capable of, what I value, and how I define myself.

I'm still figuring things out, but what I can tell you right now is that I'm imagining a future me who is expanding her definition of what it means to parent, who's perhaps finding what she craved from motherhood in other places.

At a minimum, this exploration has allowed me to loosen my grip on the identity of mom just a bit, and I found it freeing.

I'm beginning to see change with more possibility, and I'm hoping you can too.

Thank you so much.