About
I invite you to come with me on this journey to guilt free self care. Every mother, every woman for that matter, needs a safe place to vent, to learn, to advance, and to be supported and lifted up. This blog and The Ascended Mom community was created to provide exactly that.
I am a mom of three, a meditation instructor, and a certified life coach with a degree in psychology and years of study in self-care, mental illness, addictions recovery, codependency, and spirituality. Once every couple of weeks, this blog, along with my Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts, will update with a variety of topics related to the subject of self care.
For generations, women have been taught to put their families first, even if it meant sacrificing their own well-being and health. The time for that has ended. We mothers can be of no good use to our families if we are running on empty.
The Ascended Mom was created as a place to fill your tank and learn tools to keep you in the best mental, emotional, and spiritual shape possible so that you can continue to be the Supermom you truly are.
Remember: You can experience guilt free self care. It is your right.
I am a mom of three, a meditation instructor, and a certified life coach with a degree in psychology and years of study in self-care, mental illness, addictions recovery, codependency, and spirituality. Once every couple of weeks, this blog, along with my Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts, will update with a variety of topics related to the subject of self care.
For generations, women have been taught to put their families first, even if it meant sacrificing their own well-being and health. The time for that has ended. We mothers can be of no good use to our families if we are running on empty.
The Ascended Mom was created as a place to fill your tank and learn tools to keep you in the best mental, emotional, and spiritual shape possible so that you can continue to be the Supermom you truly are.
Remember: You can experience guilt free self care. It is your right.
We all have a story. Here's mine iN 365 words.
Kelli Hackett
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My parents did the best they could. Imagine trying to get it perfect when you’re in your twenties and early thirties. It just doesn’t happen. None of us have enough experience at that age to be perfect parents. It was the best they could do. I get that now.
Mental illness and substance abuse runs rampant on my father’s side, and I didn’t escape it. I got hit with depression in my early teens and have battled it off and on my entire life. I got to very low places, where I thought ending my life was the only solution. I felt stuck, and I think that is the essence of deep depression: a feeling of excruciating emptiness and a certainty that it will never go away. When I was fifteen years old, I met a guy on the beach who taught me about hypnosis and the human psyche. It sparked a hunger for knowledge about the mind and human behavior. I started reading spiritual literature and religious texts. I became a student of psychology and spirituality. I have studied astrology and metaphysics, religion and meditation, behavior motivation and self actualization. All the while, I wrote copious notes, journal entries, essays, stories, and books. |
I had a daughter when I was 19 years old, a son when I was 26, and a bonus son at the age of 41. I’ve been married. I’ve been divorced. I’ve had people close to me die. I struggled with substance abuse. I got sober. I found myself in various unhealthy relationships and learned about codependency and recovery.
I forgave the people who hurt me. I learned to practice spiritual principles. I learned how to walk through this world with peace. I started teaching others how to do it too. The more I help others, the more peace I receive.
I experienced pain, as we all do in one way or another. I learned how to move past it. Is my life perfect? No way. But I have self-care tools that give me a certain level of serenity and that keep me generally content most days. Now I get to teach other people how to use those tools too.
I forgave the people who hurt me. I learned to practice spiritual principles. I learned how to walk through this world with peace. I started teaching others how to do it too. The more I help others, the more peace I receive.
I experienced pain, as we all do in one way or another. I learned how to move past it. Is my life perfect? No way. But I have self-care tools that give me a certain level of serenity and that keep me generally content most days. Now I get to teach other people how to use those tools too.