Our Story

The truth is that I wasn’t happy.

It all started with one step, one action that change our lives for the better.

When I became a mother, I was giving it my all to motherhood, marriage, work—everything. I was overwhelmed. I had to learn new things and quickly, in an endless motion of trial and error. I felt alone and overwhelmed, a failure. I became lost in what I needed to do and lost sight of who I am. I felt like a passenger in my own life.

It was 2 a.m. and there I was, sitting in my nursing chair holding my newborn baby in my arms. As I stared at my son sleeping, tears of guilt started running through my cheek. Who I am was slowly slipping away. At that moment, I decided to regain control of my own life, for my baby, for my husband, and for me.

But where do I start? What exactly was I missing? Then it hit me.

A Community.

I was talking with friends and family and joined a mommy and me group, but I still felt alone. Isolated. Even though I was never really alone, I still felt lonely. I didn’t feel truly understood by the people I was surrounded by.

 I started to  lose myself  in the mother I was  supposed  to be and not the mother I wanted to be. 

  I had lost my purpose, my identity. 

Growing up in the Dominican Republic, I was able to experience both the joys and the struggles of the natural world. This shaped my passion for a sustainable lifestyle and inspired me to become an advocate for the environment. And yet, I was an active participant in its demise. As a mother, I felt I had no choice but to buy disposable diapers, wipes, and plastic milk bottles. These are things I needed to do as a mother for my child.

But that night, sitting in my nursing chair at 2 a.m., staring into my baby’s eyes, it hit me—

 How is it that  I am raising  the future  while  also polluting the future? His future. I felt   powerless.   

Motherhood was apparently going against my values. Against the world I want my children to grow up in. I was struggling to balance convenience with these values. How could I be the mother I always envisioned?

I started by investing in my well-being, getting to know the new me. I worked with a life coach who helped me develop a new mindset and create habits that aligned with my new role as a mother and my passion for the environment.

I sought my community, the parents who share my values and vision. The more I spoke with other parents, the more their stories resonated. Behind forced smiles and pretend perfection, many felt isolated and lost in parenthood. Feeling that they didn’t have permission to ask for help, to feel guilty. Unsurprisingly, it turns out many parents were looking for the same thing. They longed for community and actual solutions, but didn't know where to find it.

It was a this point that creating Nest Earth felt like a necessity, rather than a choice —a trustworthy place to help parents find their people and take actionable steps toward the lives and future they envision.

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