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Dove includes trans mom in new inclusive ad campaign about #RealMoms.

“There’s no one right way to do it all,” says Shea, a grad student and transgender woman featured in a new video advertisement from BabyDove. Shea is one of several women appearing in the soap company’s #RealMoms campaign, from breakdancers to cattle ranchers, to showcase its line of baby bath products.

The video shows Shea with her partner, caring for their newborn son. She introduces herself to viewers by sharing the troublesome questions they face, when people ask how a transgender woman can be a mother.

“This might be the first example in an ad of a trans person who became a parent after transition,” wrote Dana Rudolph in her award-winning Mombian blog in which she shared the video Tuesday. She gave Dove props for going the extra mile in being inclusive.

Thank you, Dove! It’s amazing to see such diversity. 

Dove’s new #RealMoms campaign features a trans mother. 

The campaign encourages mothers to use their unique personalities and circumstances to inspire how they raise their children, all in an effort to “shatter stereotypes about motherhood.”

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Dove ha lanzado una nueva campaña dirigida a las mujeres, pero ésta vez lo ha hecho específicamente a las que son madres, llamada: Real Moms (Mamás reales), dónde son ellas, quienes con base a su experiencia, dan testimonios, dejando de lado los estereotipos y prejuicios, sobre la educación de sus hijos.

Recordemos que la campaña anterior de Dove Real Beauty, buscaba dejar de lado los estereotipos de belleza, y ésta campaña Real Moms, lo ha hecho de nuevo, mostrando a una madre transgénero, quien menciona que no hay una forma perfecta de educar a los hijos, pero si se puede hacer con amor.

La campaña se acompaña también de una infografía que muestra datos muy interesantes sobre la madres actuales…

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The New Year. Always a time to reflect, because the calendar says so.. me personally, I’m always reflecting and learning and growing. It’s almost like a nice little boost maybe, or recharge changing the calendar, but, how we see our lives, our ups and downs and ways we need to grow and define, sharpen a little, or let go, doesn’t happen in one night, or with one change of the date.

It’s a process. We’re all a work in progress. That’s the beauty of life.

I found this year some of my growth came the most in my career, with the build and new programming, and as a mom, as well as in my own self awareness. I mean granted, that was kinda forced on all of us, to take stock in our mental and physical health and well being, pretty much on a daily basis, living in a state of worry and what’s next, for 3 years.

I really grew as a mom in so many ways though, navigating an adult, now married, a tweenager, and a young child.

I’m still growing, but realizing that sometimes things happening in their lives affect me more than they affect them, was a big one this year! I know right, only took 25 years of being a mom to figure that one out 🥴

I needed to learn to harness that. I mean don’t get me wrong, that mama lion isn’t far from the surface, but she’s doing more watching than reacting now. Mostly… let’s keep it real here..

2021 threw us a curveball, with childhood anxiety, which was a very interesting road, but one that I learned to manage my own anxiety with. And the beauty of anxiety is it’s front and center now. It’s normal. It’s common. It’s ok. And anyone who judges it, is clearly misinformed or lying about their own. It’s a part of being a human. Whether you call it nerves, or worry, or unsure, or whatever words people feel more “comfortable” using, it’s anxiety. Its natural. Don’t mask it. Or bury it. Or apologize for it. Work with it. Accept it, so that our kids, or we, can recognize it throughout life, and not be ashamed by it, because in the past 50 years, it was a taboo subject. “Stop crying. Dust it off” when crying is the bodies natural way of releasing toxins and stress. That’s like saying stop breathing. It’s our body’s alarm system, and sometimes some have a louder alarm than others. We rocked our way through it. And will again and again if it presents itself. But for now it’s at bay.

I planned a wedding for my first born, gained an incredible son, lived amongst a huge renovation, juggled life as a mom, a working mom, a worried mom, a “I have to fix this” mom, lived in a pandemic, again, with the rest of you, wildfire season take 7, and I’m still sane, so that’s a bonus.

Another big realization, was that I learned to stop beating myself up for not giving enough of me all the time to my 3. When they need me most, I’m there 1000%. And in the middle our marriage and my self gets the attention it needs. But honestly, as nauseating as it may sound, our marriage is so good. It always has been, and I hope always will be. I never take that for granted.

Finding and keeping balance is hard though! It’s really really hard. But I’m no longer striving for something that sometimes is just not achievable. Sometimes our world gets thrown for a loop and we find our groove again. But having this constant pressure to be “balanced” is such a farce. I love the memes, the quotes, the celeb posts about how crucial balance is, but this is real life. And the scale is gonna tip one way or the other sometimes.

I don’t wanna worry about “am I doing enough” in so many of the roles I play. It’s such bullshit. I AM doing enough. Everyone is happy and thriving and my friendships are solid, my marriage is solid, my career is solid, my family is solid. I am solid. That’s what matters.

We still live in a world of comparison. Quantity over quality. Highlight reels. Blah. Doesn’t impress me.

But we’re also starting to see the world be honest and open about hard truths. Entire pages and influencers with bellies after 4 babies, rockin bikinis. That impresses me. People posting their stories. Their hardships. Their struggles. That impresses me. Real connections and relationships, that impresses me. Things that are actually real life relatable.

It’s shifting. Being content and selective about who you have in your circle is trending. Being content and alone is trending. Showing your hidden talents, DIY, being thrifty is trending. Being kind and helpful and selfless is trending. Being honest is trending.

Social media is a huge part of our lives now, and I feel like it’s changing. Almost like it’s transitioning to a modern vintage. New technology and tricks, but old ways and photos, and appreciation for the simple things. A simpler, but full life ♥️ Freckles and stretch marks, scars and wrinkles, although I’m still not quite ready to embrace those yet! I’m very personally anti wrinkle! Not gonna lie.

Podcasts are big. Reels are big. Real is big.

I have again, this past year, stayed consistent in who I am. I’m a creature of habit. I’m honest about me, life’s ups and downs, and still use writing as a form of expression and self care. I feel whole when I write. It’s as much a part of me as my blonde hair, heart on my sleeve, or incredibly bang on intuition. I still feel 25 on the inside, with the only reminder of my age, being when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror, or get up off the floor after playing with a toddler.

My family is my world, obviously. My health and well being are at the top of my list, as always. My work is my calling. And my dreams never stop. I love “what’s next”. I’ve learned to accept that I am not that person who can just be and slow down and meditate. I can’t be still for long. My body and mind just aren’t built that way. I live in a go state because it’s me. It’s in my genes. It’s part of who I am, and movement makes me happy! It’s ingrained in my brain that being active and honouring my body is a gift.

I love adventure. I love being home. I love quiet sometimes. I love authentic conversations where I don’t have to worry if what I said was taken the wrong way, or gonna travel beyond our conversation. I love the women in my life who will go to bat for me, and are the same behind me as they are in front of me. The people who clap for us when good things happen, and are there for us when bad things happen, consistently, those are our people.

I love that the pandemic has taught me to value simple things a little more. To care more for the environment. Be more mindful of my daily habits.

I found documentaries more appealing than movies this past year. I took better care of me. More like, I was more aware. Even though it felt like one of the busiest years of our life so far, next to having newborns.

Maybe that’s why I took better care. Because I knew I needed to, to wade through it all.

What a beautiful thing it is to know yourself so well.

I feel a huge sense of gratitude to be given this personal strength every day! And I also feel gratitude for not beating myself up on the days I just wanna crumple up and feel shitty. I have those days, I feel them, and I release them.

It was a year of confusion. But also a year of clarity. A year of fear. But also a year of bravery. A year of protecting our peace. But for some, one of the biggest mental and emotional battles they’ve ever fought, getting caught up in it all, getting consumed by it.

2022. I’m looking forward to what lessons you’ll teach me, as I swim through the ebbs and flows of life ♥️ I feel like I have so much more to do…