Jennifer Leigh
Eighteen Does Not Make You An Adult
Eighteen does not make you an adult. It's a rite of passage into adulthood, sure. You can legally vote and join the military, but you cannot buy cigarettes or alcohol and legally are still...
Gentle Parenting, The Dark Side
These days we have women entering their soft life era, men and women on "healing journeys, and enter stage left, Gentle Parenting. Guidepost Montessori defines gentle parenting as "a parenting approach that encourages a...
New Year Momtras: Resolutions And Mantras For Type A Moms
Winter holidays are over, the children have returned to school, and it's back to business as usual for moms everywhere. You're a few weeks into the new year, and you already feel as if...
The Single Friend
Getting married and having children before my peers put me at a disadvantage for group playdates and mommy outings, but being the first to divorce put me in yet another category: The Single Friend.
I’ve...
Celebrating Juneteenth: Freeish Since 1865
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed orders making "Juneteenth" the twelfth federal legal holiday. But what is it? Juneteenth is a date to commemorate the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans. The...
Navigating the Teenage Years
I’m not really sure how I ended up here or why I thought it was a good idea to space my children four years apart exactly. I’m pretty sure at the time I thought...
Hair Loss, Inflammation, Hives, Oh My! : The Return to a Veganish Lifestyle
The beginning of a new year is one of the most notable times of the year when people make health and fitness lifestyle changes. More specifically, many choose this time to go vegan or...