Life is hard, being honest helps

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Includes 28 days of daily morning and evening prompts that take 5 minutes. Plus bonus content to help unpack mom guilt, rethink your priorities, and find realistic ways to care for yourself.

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A guided journal for busy moms who are tired of being overwhelmed.

Honest
Mom Journal

*printable 

*new and improved

Tell you more? Sure.

If you’ve ever found yourself rolling your eyes when someone suggests journaling, welcome. Hi, me too. 

How’s that going? How is that little voice speaking to you at the end of every laborious day? When is the last time you truly took time for yourself?  (errands don't count)

Right. 

Possibly... just a guess here...there is so much to do and somehow it feels like you are never enough?
Time is already sparse. More expectations? Hard pass.  

Be honest though...

  • a patronizing “you got this mama” from an internet stranger
  • force-feeding yourself a positive mindset 
  • some chick with a perfectly intact (and sane) village telling you to just ask for help
  • another expert with one more “should”  

Here is what you don't need:

But how? 

By being honest with yourself. 

Boo, I know. But here's the thing: you’re the only one who can determine which of your expectations are realistic given your actual, real lived life, in your actual body, with your actual kids. Not a doctor. Not an influencer. Not your neighbour or your mom. You. 

It's good news, really. We know that all change starts with telling the truth— most of all to ourselves. The Honest Mom Journal exists to help you practice.

Journaling isn't a magic spell. It's a tool than can help you help yourself.





You need a break.

Because sometimes, motherhood is just...a lot. 

I'm ready

beat yourself up

be like other moms

know everything

do it all

You don't have to

justify yourself

come last

or be perfect

The Honest Mom Journal will help you realize

to be a good mom

You're also...a person. 

One with limited support, capacity, and resources— who deserves to feel like a whole person at the same time as being a mom. 

Download the PDF and print or upload to an app. 

Purchase the journal and it will be emailed to you. 


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The Honest Mom Journal will meet you where you are and help take you a few steps closer to where you want to be. 

Why this  journal?

hi, I'm Libby, and

I made this journal for you.

As a mom I struggled with depression, ADHD, resentment, and people pleasing. I lived in overwhelm. I got help many different ways. A few years ago I created the first Honest Mom Journal. It helped thousands of women. 

In 2026 I published a book called Honest Motherhood sharing my journey to finding myself. And so, I've recreated the Honest Mom Journal based on everything I've learned. The short? Motherhood is hard. Being honest helps. 

Below, you'll see what other moms have said about the journal and how it helped them.

Amazon Reviews 

From the first honest mom journal

It’s not supposed to make you feel like you have to see the bright side of everything in your life or pretend like sleep deprivation doesn't make you feel like a zombie. 

This is not a gratitude journal.

It’s a place to get real about your circumstances and feelings so you can unpack it and prioritize what matters most— even, and especially when you are exhausted.

This is a self-awareness journal. 

lastly, 

If you're ready to get real with yourself, give it a try. 

Yes, please

An unflinchingly honest and disarmingly funny memoir from an exhausted mom who broke under the pressure to do it all and found herself in the rubble. 

Available everywhere: April 14, 2026

I wrote a book!

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I hope my story validates and empowers you to choose yourself, heal and find wholeness in a world that says you should come last.