Breastfeeding. Yes, it has extreme benefits. From nutrition to bonding, I wouldn’t trade my experiences with my boys for anything. But is there a darker side...
I put my daughter in the car and climbed into the driver's seat of my car. My husband was standing there, and he said...
Generational curses? Conscious parenting? Gentle parenting? Had you mentioned any of these terms to me five years ago, I would have tilted my head...
I love a good deal. I also love a good beauty product. Now find me a beauty product that is affordable and is amazing...
It hit me a few weeks ago, snuggling with my 4.5-month-old daughter, Lyra, during one of the increasingly-rare times she lets her head rest...
From the moment we knew our son was a boy, we had visions of football dancing in our heads. My husband and I are...
Have you had “the talk” with your children? I listened to an eye-opening podcast last week. It was a Christian parenting podcast. The subject...
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about love--the types of love, our love languages, and all of the love in my life. While...
Abundance over scarcity is a mindset and a way of life. I currently live in a scarcity mindset and have most of my life. My intention...
Parenting is a full-contact sport. Meals to plan. Errands to run. “What is this weird rash?” Did I pay the electric bill? Who needs...
Replace almost every instance of “sister” with “mother” in Luisa Madrigal’s song “Surface Pressure” in Disney’s movie Encanto, and it’s me.
In the movie, Luisa’s...
Bad things don't stop happening when we become moms. There are sicknesses, deaths in the family, accidents, and national tragedies. These things will always...
Before my son came into my life, I was a Wellness Coach. I went to college for four years and then to graduate school...
I am the black sheep of my family.
The daughter of two ultra-conservative parents, I am everything they are not. I am pro-choice, pro-gun reform,...
In + Around Indy
See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
