<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Invisible Mom]]></description><link>https://www.theinvisiblemom.us/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:19:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theinvisiblemom.us/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[OCD and PANS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[After eight exhausting months, I finally had a chance over Christmas break to sit down and write down some of the valuable lessons I've...]]></description><link>https://www.theinvisiblemom.us/post/why-pans-can-t-be-treated-like-garden-variety-ocd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63aa8347a5d11001fc9e2978</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 06:33:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/743475_7137206bd9514fb09c931cd75c02cf1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Birgitte Hunt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[I failed at being the perfect mother for my daughter when her OCD was debilitating and she was struggling the hardest. 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So let’s get a few things straight about anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts - ANY mental...]]></description><link>https://www.theinvisiblemom.us/post/oh-ffs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60985df09a5d9000156b96d9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2021 22:30:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/743475_767f5b4151f24d859032575179b600f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Birgitte Hunt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ode to Knitting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first time I held a pair of knitting needles was in an After-School Program when I was about 7 or 8 years old. 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The answer was always...]]></description><link>https://www.theinvisiblemom.us/post/how-a-fluffy-catalyst-impacted-my-daughter-s-ocd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6091f724d4fb4e00168aec40</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 01:41:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/743475_edae9427ebff47488969b268e471d325~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_453,h_604,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Birgitte Hunt</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To-do-list for Mommies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go back to work 6-8 weeks after having the baby. The baby that you spent 9-10 months growing inside of your body. 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Or was she?]]></title><description><![CDATA["Phyllis Latour Doyle, secret agent for Britain during World War II, spent the war years sneaking information to the British using...]]></description><link>https://www.theinvisiblemom.us/post/grandma-was-just-making-a-sweater-or-was-she</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6094768b241824001650c0ed</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/743475_d6ec9dfbfdd34c87958e14d4226a396e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_998,h_641,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalie Zarelli</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>