Summertime is officially here! For many, life has a way of feeling a little easier in the summer. The sunshine, the seemingly longer days...
I'm not a meal planner. I don't love cooking and trips to the grocery store are the bane of my existence most days. I'd...
I was having a conversation with some friends the other week and we got on the topic of our personal self-care routines. We all...
My son has always been very sensitive to sounds. Not always loud sounds but too many sounds all at one time. He sometimes has...
In the United States, 500 million plastic straws are used daily – equivalent to wrapping the entire circumference of the earth 2.5 times. Some of...
You're welcome to roll your eyes and grumble when I tell you how I first became suspicious of the fact that I have ADHD....
Even if you're not on TikTok, you've likely heard about Noodle, the 13-year-old pug who has rocketed to stardom with his daily Bones/No Bones...
I have mulled this post over in my mind for months now, afraid to open Pandora’s box on a topic that so many are...
I remember exactly where I was the first time someone called me ma’am. It was a beautiful, late spring evening in 2010. I had...
I’ve been trying to hide something from everyone – very literally everyone – for my entire life, but I’m finally ready to just come...
Being a friend today is hard work! The investment into another human outside of those we are committed to is challenging and requires a...
Earlier this week, my first-grader came home from school, recounting the reminders he'd received that day about the importance of washing his hands and...
As a pediatrician, I have worked with many families dealing with Sensory Processing Disorder. Kelly Jones, another Indianapolis Moms writer, explains this disorder as “basically...
As a mom suffering from postpartum depression, Tracey McInnes made it a personal and professional goal to help other women through the dark fog...

























