People think I'm superwoman, but I'm really just a mom pushed too far by anxiety and bouts of depression. That's the mask I wear....
For the last year or so, I’ve really struggled with food and body image issues, yet I couldn’t quite articulate why. Then right around...
I have a confession.
I hate my body.
Summer has arrived and we have cycled back through another wave of sticky heat, and I dread the...
Summer is in full effect, y’all, and my advice is - wear the swimsuit! Confidence is sexy and invigorating, and so is reclaiming your...
I want someone to look at me the way my kid looks at an Oreo.
There are no two ways about it—we Americans love our...
On March 17, 2021, I joined what is called in the weight loss surgery world, the “losers bench,” by having Vertical Sleeve Gastronomy weight...
My BMI is 39. According to most in the allopathic medical community, I am unhealthy. I am short, overweight, and measured by a scale...
Trigger Warning: suicidal thoughts
The thoughts started after my oldest was born and I was horrified. Out of nowhere, like a flashbulb popping in my...
When I was a little girl, we had a painting in the entryway. Every day I came home from school, put my backpack on...
I’m a psychotherapist and I get multiple calls each week from parents of anxious children. These parents are desperate to help their children “get...
It’s not a new headline that COVID-19 turned everyone’s world upside down in March of 2020. We still are slowly putting back the pieces...
Oh, the dreaded but necessary visit to the OB/GYN.
The place where all my lady parts are exposed in the most unflattering light. With cold...
I love my kids, but I hate what they did to my body. There I said it. Call it selfish, I don’t care. What...
Mamas, I am drained. Can you relate? Our world is in a place that is beyond comprehension. It frightens me. What will life be...
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Indianapolis Moms Guide to August Family Events
Back to school and back to reality in the month of August. But just because we are back to our regular school schedule this...
