The 7 Biggest Mistakes I Made on Our Journey

If I could go back to the very beginning, the first thing I would change is this:

I would trust my God-given intuition.

I knew something was wrong.
I saw the symptoms.
I felt the shift.
I watched my daughter’s spark dim.

But every time I spoke up, I was dismissed with:

• “That’s normal.”

• “You’re worrying too much.”

• “You’re overthinking it.”

• “Kids grow out of it.”

Mama, listen closely:

**Your instincts are data.

Your observations are evidence.
And your intuition is protection.**

Trust it.

No one told me the nervous system is the center of everything:

• digestion

• sleep

• mood

• behavior

• detox

• immune function

• emotional regulation

Every flare, regression, meltdown, and physical symptom ties back to nervous system balance.

I chased supplements…
protocols…
appointments…
new plans…

But once I focused on calming the nervous system, everything changed.

Had I known this earlier, we would have spared so many setbacks.

Like most mamas thrown into crisis, I panicked.

And I:

• changed too many things too fast

• added too many supplements

• introduced too many protocols

• removed too many foods at once

• tried to fix everything instead of one thing

This overwhelmed her little body — and mine.

**Healing needs oxygen.

It needs space.
It needs simplicity.**

I learned the hard way that slower is faster.

This one still stings.

I had no clue how much toxic exposure was affecting her:

• fragrances

• cleaning products

• personal care products

• household chemicals

• environmental triggers

When we switched to safer, cleaner choices, her symptoms shifted dramatically.

That’s why the Wellness Store is such a big piece of my mission today.

If I could help a mama skip YEARS of trial and error, I would.

And I am.

Kids don’t always show overwhelm through words — they show it through:

• irritability

• stomach aches

• sensory spikes

• disrupted sleep

• emotional outbursts

• random pains

• dark circles

I brushed off early signs of overload because I didn’t know what they meant.

Her body wasn’t misbehaving — it was communicating.

Now?
When I see those signals, we slow down immediately.

I put myself last.

Every mother does.

But your child’s healing is directly tied to your:

• nervous system

• emotional stability

• stress load

• routines

• resilience

When I finally prioritized my own regulation, my daughter’s healing accelerated. Not because I did more — but because I was calmer, clearer, steadier.

Your healing matters too.

Healing a child is too big for one mama to carry by herself.

I isolated.
I doubted myself.
I didn’t know who to trust.
And I didn’t have a community that understood our reality.

It took me years to find my voice — and even longer to find support.

That’s why The Safe Mama Project exists today:

So you don’t have to walk alone like I did.

“Take a breath.

You’re doing your best.
You’re not failing.
The answers will come.

Your child is healing more than you realize.
And God is with you in every step.”

The truth?

I didn’t mess up.

I learned.

And those lessons became the roadmap I now give to other mothers. Including you.

If you want to start your healing journey with clarity rather than chaos, begin with these posts:

👉 Why Recovery Isn’t Linear
👉 Setbacks Do Not Erase Progress
👉 Hidden Stress Signals in Kids Most Mamas Miss

And if you need a simple structure to regain control of this journey:

👉 The Mama’s SOS Kit

You’re doing better than you think.

And you’re not walking blind anymore.

— Robin