Anne Beal
Anne is a an ambitious free spirit with a passion to interact with moms from all walks of the journey. She loves her job as a doula through a local hospital network as well as private clients, assisting moms through labor and birth. In addition, she teaches adults part-time as they work toward their career goals and earn their high school diplomas "later in life." Nothing keeps her busier, however, than her toddler son and dogs named Whitney Houston and Patches. Her goal is to stimulate conversations through blog posts that are sometimes provocative, quirky, and occasionally controversial, but always unique!
To the Tired Teachers in the Year of the Crisis
To the tired teachers, thank you. Thank you one million times over.
Teachers were leaving. Teachers were readying to exit with furor in larger numbers...
I Was a Hothead
Gifts. Life gives them to us. Sometimes we rip the paper and packaging in excited fury. Sometimes we slowly untangle the tissue paper and...
Talking to Teens via Netflix’s Cheer
Teens. Tough to crack. Tough to talk to, and they certainly aren’t wanting to spill their personal lives to parents, teachers, or mentors. If...
A Decade: Hey Queen, You Did SO Much!
Decade: n. dek-eyd: a period of ten years
“It’s not where you start - it’s how you finish.”
Dear Self,
You did it....
Sparking Joy Sans Black Friday
Here we are, the tail-end of the year. Remember back in January when you “sparked joy” with all the Marie Kondo-ing you did in...
The Toddler Mullet: Here We Are
The ol’ Kentucky Waterfall, the Mississippi Mudflap, the North Carolina Neckwarmer, Beaver Paddle, Camero Cut, or my fave, the Tennessee Tophat. Call it what...
Time for the Tough Talk: 9/11
“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” - Sandy Dahl...
We Don’t Go to Church…
There is no specific, single answer to the question, “Why haven’t we started going to church yet?” We don't go to church. A whole...
The Journey of the Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder. In 12 years of teaching, I’ve heard this word truly thousands of times over. From strategizing for a student, to special...
Foe to Friend: Mental Wellness via Phone
We all know it. We’ve all seen a report or study on it. Phones have depleted mental wellness in the last decade. The months...
Best Indy Spots to Brunch with Babes
Everyone has a personal dream to dispel on one hobby or topic for a Ted Talk, outside of their professional career, that they are...
Meghan Markle has a Doula…So like, What Do Doulas DO?
“So you’re a midwife?” I think I’ve been asked this question about 50 times since January. Ecstatic, I’ve been shouting from the rooftops that...
A Culture of Social Media Aggression: Beyond FOMO
“Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.” One of the greatest press conference statements that an athlete, namely Conor McGregor who is one...
Resolutions are Temporary, Mindset is Forever
The Jenny Craig commercials are in mad force, Rubbermaid is killin' it with the giant bins on Target commercials, and somehow Slimfast is still...