# @wychs_bloom on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMIlLP4gxU3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63412485-wychs-bloom-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a78cc16510.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-15T15:54:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Christina Winters (@wychs_bloom) — https://gondola.cc/wychs_bloom

## Caption

In my workshops, I always close by reminding people: healing begins with community—and a single plant.

So the other day, staring across a kitchen full of dishes, a stack of bills, and three calendars open trying to juggle my kids’ schedules, I decided to swallow my own medicine.

You don’t need a garden.
You don’t even need a tea rack.
You could start with a few spice jars, one or two mugs, and a call to a friend.

In my case, I texted my two neighbors and invited them over for tea and a little honest commiseration.

🌹 Rose to open the heart
🌿 Lemon balm & Anise Hyssop to uplift
🪻Tulsi to protect and ground
🍃Violet to nourish

We talked, we laughed, we listened.

Because even when you love your work, your kids, your home…loneliness can creep in.

Did you know 53% of mothers with young children in the U.S. report serious loneliness? (Check out - Harvard, Making Caring Common Project)

And it’s not just because we’re isolated.
It’s also because of a paradigm we’ve grown far too used to—the double burden.

That’s the name for what happens when women carry both paid work and the invisible labor of home and family.
The cleaning, the scheduling, the remembering, the caretaking.
The emotional load no one tracks—but you.

This reel is for any mother who feels that quiet heaviness. We see you! We invite you to see each other. Ask a friend for tea today and let us know how you showed up for each other. Because it does take a village!

🌿 Tag a mom who deserves a pause 💚

#herbalritual #emotionalherbalism #plantmedicineformoms #modernmotherhood #thementalload #doubleburden #lemonbalm #tulsitea #invisiblelabor #mommentalhealth #motherhoodburnout #pausefortea #healingincommunity #momlifeunfiltered #slowmedicine #ritualoverroutine #aliciakeysvoiceover #voicematters #momfriendship #nervineherbs #honestmotherhood #lonelinessisreal #folkherbalism #wychsbloom

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## Tags

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