Hey, I’m Gia
(pronounced GEE-AHHHHH).

Okay, let’s break things down on what exactly I’ve got going on here. We will start with where my journey began which was MOTHERHOOD. I became a mama during pandemic times and unfortunately like countless others during this time I suffered with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety. It took all the joy out of mothering, so I kept my head down and tried to be the best mom I could to make up for the lousy feelings, I forced myself to breastfeed no matter how painful it was, and my kid was one of the hungry ones who wanted to be at the boob every 2 hours until about 5-6 months.

And naturally I leaned on Google and Reddit to commence my (endless) research on every parenting question imaginable, and I mean everything (for example; if you have a male child and he keeps peeing on you during diaper changes Google PeePee TeePee, you’re welcome).

All of a sudden I needed to remember what gave me happiness and I needed to remember every single day PLUS learn to be a mom. And to be completely honest because I buried my head down and dove headfirst into motherhood,
I had forgotten who GIA was.

That brings us here.

It took me a while to remember, but with the help of my loving community I slowly started to recall all that I had been before Theo (my son).

I am a mama, there’s no doubt about it, but I’m also a first gen Latina(🇪🇨), stoner, 90s Gemini baby, a sister, auntie, bestie and a Lenormand practitioner- I’M MULTIFACETED Y’ALL!

Truth be told , I’m gonna be the kind of friend who passes you a lovingly hand rolled joint, gives the wise older sister advice with a dash of no nonsense real talk and a couple of chuckles.

While it’s easier now to write these things out, I am still here on this journey to remind myself and maybe others, how a little bit of self care, a good community and well meaning advice can actually help.