Indianapolis Moms

I grew up going off to sleepaway camp, packing my trunk and sleeping bag; no technology, friendship bracelets (before Taylor’s Version), camp songs, overnights in the woods, cabin drama, skits and songs…the list goes on. Maybe it’s a generational shift, maybe it’s cost-prohibitive, maybe we are less trusting, I don’t know, it doesn’t seem like […]

If you’re like me, you’re still numb from the Sunday night game on June 22nd. Still in shock over our Pacers. Still thinking you might wake up from this nightmare. The Pacers finished an incredible season with a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on June 22nd, 2025. To say it was […]

“I miss stroller walks,” I thought one day while pulling my youngest in his wagon around a Fort Ben trail while his older brother zipped ahead on his bike. Walking has been significant to me since I entered motherhood. Once the weather starts getting nice, I am itching to enjoy some of my favorite paved […]

When I played park rec softball in elementary school, we showed up for games in our uniforms, carrying our gloves. We all shared the same two dusty batting helmets and the same three bats. Maybe this is a testament to my age or the town I grew up in, because this is definitely not how […]

My daughter will need so much from me as she grows up, but what she does not need is perfection. It is so easy to be consumed with always making sure we are perfect for our children, the perfect role model and example of how to be a successful member of society. But I try […]

I am the primary caretaker. I spend most of the time with him, yet when his dad gets home, he tells me to go away. I’m not the favorite parent, and sometimes it hurts. I don’t know how we got here. I was always big on including dad in everything. When my husband returned to […]

Sometimes self-care sucks. Back in 2010, my TMJ joint started deteriorating. I noticed it only because my bite was getting weird, and it was hard to eat a sandwich. Through a series of X-rays and MRIs, it became clear that my condyle joint was disintegrating, and my doctor recommended braces and reconstructive jaw surgery. At […]

My three children were born by caesarean section. The first was an emergency c-section at midnight, and the second and third were scheduled. But this isn’t a story about how a C-section is or isn’t actually giving birth. (But for the record, it totally is.) I had a general birth plan for my first pregnancy, […]

Disclosure: We are thrilled to bring this resource in collaboration with one of our favorite community partners, St. Richard’s Episcopal School.It’s July, and we are so excited for everything going on in Indianapolis and surrounding areas this month! Check out our guide to July family events and let us know your favorite ways to spend […]

It’s June – have you scheduled a date with your significant other yet this year? One of my favorite things to do with my husband is to schedule a babysitter during the day to reconnect since it’s not a typical time when we get to see each other just the two of us. Our goal […]

Twenty-five years. A quarter of a century. That’s how long I’ve been stepping onto my yoga mat. For the past 15 years, this very mat has been my constant companion, absorbing my tears and my triumphs. It’s been my sacred space, my sanctuary, the most healing place I’ve ever been. I’m not someone who typically […]

I’m looking at myself in the mirror again. I don’t mean that in a vain way—more like in an “oh yeah, I kind of forgot I’m a human being” way again. I’ve spent the last five years of my life getting lost in motherhood. Being the mother of two small children is a very humbling […]