My birth story starts as you would typically expect.  I was a week overdue and scheduled for an induction.  My husband and I arrived...
It's going to be ok. That's what I tell the beast that lives in me called anxiety. It doesn't work, but at least I...

You Can Leave the Room

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Arriving at Costco when the doors open is a recurring life goal that I have. I find the bustling concrete entryway like my personal...
I sit on the sun-drenched chair, shielding my eyes with my hand. Water droplets run down the side of my glass, splashing onto the...
                The U-Haul was packed, my second-trimester belly was popping, and the season of change was waiting on...
I first lost my virginity when I was a teenager. I knew all about birth control and safe sex, I wasn't afraid to talk...
With the new year just starting and the topic of health coming up in the form of resolutions, it’s time to focus not just...
These days, my Facebook news feed has a lot to say about how women should look: "This new amazing workout program will have you looking...
Indiana weather has been all over the place recently, and we've already seen our share of April showers. As a mom of two and...
Every September my tired, need for routine self takes a deep breath and sighs relief at the new rhythms fall brings. So long, Summer....
Like many women, my second pregnancy has been vastly different from my first. Yes there are more aches and pains, yes, my belly got...
There is something special about a tasty piece of bread. It's one of my cravings on a rainy day, sunny day... pretty much any...
My first day back at work after 13 weeks at home with my daughter, I headed into the office wearing nicer clothes and more...
Dear Dr. M., You, Dr. M., are the doctor that I never knew I needed. When my husband and I were about to become parents,...

In + Around Indy

See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis

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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...