{"id":2609,"date":"2022-03-15T21:57:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T01:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2023-02-17T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:19:12","slug":"how-i-became-the-honest-mom-and-grew-my-social-media-community-by-10000-in-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/how-i-became-the-honest-mom-and-grew-my-social-media-community-by-10000-in-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Became The Honest Mom and Grew my Social Media Community by 10,000% in a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2609\" class=\"elementor elementor-2609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5f2b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5f2b68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1183ca3\" data-id=\"1183ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1830cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1830cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Becoming the internet honest mom changed my life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f040f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f040f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number one question I get asked?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo, how did this all start?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a full time content creator my days are filled with filming, writing, editing, networking, engaging online, replying to hundreds of DM\u2019s, and doing all the behind the scenes work of running a business that you don\u2019t even realize is part of the job.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I get to talk about the beautiful and hard parts of motherhood, women\u2019s mental health, and breaking cycles of generational trauma. And guess what? They are all connected.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a privilege.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>To spend my days creatively pursuing my passion of reaching moms all over the world to make them laugh, make them think, and make them feel seen is a dream come true.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how does one get to this point?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I mean, being a \u201cTiktok influencer\u201d or content creator weren\u2019t career options presented to me back in my highschool careers class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s go back to March 2020.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69460d elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line 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M68,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-0.7,8.1-2,11.5c-2.7-4.8-4-9.3-4-13.5S66,3.6,68,1.5z M82,1.5c1.3,4.8,2,9.3,2,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S79.3,4.9,82,1.5z M94,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1.3,8.1-4,11.5c-1.3-1.4-2-4.3-2-8.5S92,6.9,94,1.5z M107,1.5c2,2.1,3,5.3,3,9.5s-0.7,8.7-2,13.5c-2.7-3.4-4-7.3-4-11.5S105,4.9,107,1.5z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32fa8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c32fa8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It Started For Fun on Mom Tiktok, and It Became a Community I Could Have Never Expected <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb5173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb5173\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d59752\" data-id=\"3d59752\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1bf4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed1bf4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2615 lazyload\" alt=\"Libby Ward in a dark blue tank top and jeans smiling at the camera\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2615 lazyload\" alt=\"Libby Ward in a dark blue tank top and jeans smiling at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1910.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e46fd\" data-id=\"25e46fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b221f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b221f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what I didn\u2019t know when I started:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That Tiktok wasn\u2019t just for half dressed teens<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the heck an influencer was<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to film a short form video<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/hey-mama-it-gets-easier\/\">other moms struggled to enjoy motherhood<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as much as me<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That other moms craved community and support as much as me<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That other <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/10-tips-for-recovering-from-postpartum-depression\/\">moms struggled with their mental health<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as much as me<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That other women didn\u2019t have fairytale relationships with the own mothers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That you could make money from brand partnerships once you had a platform<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That my whole life would change in the span of 2 years<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1533a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1533a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff2783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff2783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A story:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to the whole world shutting down in March 2020 I was an educational assistant and spent my days supporting the physical, academic, emotional and social needs of children who required special education assistance. It\u2019s a HARD JOB, albeit rewarding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was working in a grade 7 class when the kids started telling me about Tiktok. I told them that they were too young to be on Tiktok (I\u2019d never even logged in) and that the internet is a dangerous place for kids (it actually is). But I based my opinion on 0 knowledge of the platform.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So they were probably shocked to find me weeks later, fully addicted to the authentic and highly relatable and engaging content, posting daily and sharing increasingly raw and real portrayals of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/motherhood-is-hard-lets-make-it-easier\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how hard motherhood is <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and all my imperfections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b4854 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24b4854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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RYKO\u2020\u2020\u2020<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ae97a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ae97a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5843871\" data-id=\"5843871\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da9a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7da9a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Becoming a Tiktok mom and finding my niche<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e5b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0e5b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started with funny, relatable videos about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/stop-saying-big-kids-big-problems-little-kids-little-problems-to-moms-with-little-kids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">struggles of mom life with little kids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and slowly, after seeing others open up I began to share <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/your-mental-health-matters-there-is-hope-in-knowing-we-arent-alone\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my experiences with mental health, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lack of a support system, childhood trauma, my attempts to be the mom I never had, and so much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what happened?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People listened. They shared their stories back with me. They thanked me for letting them know they weren\u2019t alone, and in turn I realised I too was not alone.<\/span><\/p><p><b>I also realised there was an enormous untapped audience of women who felt like no matter what they did it was not enough- and I made it my mission to find them.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I did.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 6 months I had a community of over 100k actively engaged followers who came to my page daily for laughs, for inspiration, and for honesty about the rollercoaster of a life we were all living.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d9d37f\" data-id=\"7d9d37f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc271cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc271cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2616 lazyload\" alt=\"Libby Ward pregnant belly showing with daughter kissing it as Libby smiles.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2616 lazyload\" alt=\"Libby Ward pregnant belly showing with daughter kissing it as Libby smiles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_1434-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcb1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fcb1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How I Grew @diaryofanhonestmom on Instagram to 200k in Just One Year<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecda5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecda5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, I always felt shame when I logged into Instagram.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curated feeds. The highlight reel. The filters. The lack of transparency. The inauthenticity. The lack of seeing anyone remotely in my situation left me feeling like I was not enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I joined instagram as The Honest Mom only because there were rumours Tiktok would get shut down and I didn\u2019t want to lose my new found people.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Little did I know that only a year later I would find 200k more of them and that I would look forward to going there daily to share my life.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">But it\u2019s HARD to grow on Instagram. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve been told anyway.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s what I think happened(because I\u2019m honest):<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I had 0 expectations which meant that I could create the most authentic content possible without being concerned about the algorithm or growth<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Instagram reels were newly released and short short videos were my jam<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">There had been a shift in what people wanted out of social media, they were ready for real life, deeper connections and authentic engagement<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I had loads of old videos in my back pocket, which made it easy to post 3x a day<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Most importantly? I talked about things that weren\u2019t really being talked about<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CWqtVSJFjaf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"><div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"><div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CWqtVSJFjaf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Honest Mom (Libby) (@diaryofanhonestmom)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63710a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63710a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honestly?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average mom does not live a life that looks remotely similar to most influencers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while the content that was being put out there prior to this big social media shift was beautiful, inspiring and aesthetically pleasing, it was not always relatable. And often, it is shame triggering for moms. Moms were really craving authenticity and vulnerability which is what I was serving up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve come to know and love many influencers. They work hard and they provide value. I love so many of them:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cailinaomi\/\">@cailinaomi<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/babiesofsteele\/\">@babiesofsteele<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fruitsofmotherhood\/\">@fruitsofmotherhood<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikzazon\/\">@mikzazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To name a few&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30045ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30045ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWPIBe0r81j\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\n&nbsp;\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWPIBe0r81j\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Honest Mom (Libby) (@diaryofanhonestmom)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2249451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2249451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I think my community grew because they resonated with my imperfections, my honesty about motherhood, my truth about trauma, and openness about the realities of mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I continuously offer up my truth in a way<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that people can see themselves in. I put the feelings and experiences many moms have into words in a way that brings clarity and connection. I challenge myself and others to both take care of ourselves and prioritise ourselves as moms, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/breaking-cycles-of-generational-trauma\/\">so that we can be better for our kids<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am shame aware.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know that perspective means a lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know that socioeconomic status matters, that where we live matters, that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/10-self-care-tips-for-moms-with-little-to-no-support-system\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>support systems matter<\/strong>,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that race matters, that gender matters, that our relationship status matters,\u00a0 that how we were raised matters, that our tax bracket matters, our mental and physical health matters, that our kid\u2019s personalities and abilities matter and that the tools we have been given or not been given matters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4a93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da4a93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Being Honest About How Triggering Motherhood Through the Social Media Lense Is<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322889f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"322889f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With every post I make I not only think about how it can help moms, but how it might make them feel. And while I am not responsible for anyone\u2019s else\u2019s triggers- I care about the impact of my work. 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