Tag: mental health
End of Summer Book Recommendations
For most of us, our kids have headed back to the classroom for another school year. As our schedules get increasingly hectic, I like...
Let’s Offer a Balanced Perspective for Parents-to-be
If you have ever been pregnant, chances are you've received some overly zealous warning about parenting ("Just you wait!") or some "jokey" advice about...
To My Sisters: Open Letter for National Sisters’ Day
An open letter for my three younger sisters: Kaitlyn, Malia, and Mia, in honor of National Sisters' Day.
To my sisters,
Kaitlyn and Malia, I...
Are You Venting to Share or Venting to Solve?
As a person who genuinely enjoys staying busy and has difficulty saying no, I’m used to walking through life with a never-ending to-do list....
Mental Health Series with Mini Minds: Children’s Mental Health
We are excited to kick off our three-part mental health series with Mini Minds. Located in Carmel, Mini Minds is a therapy and mental...
How Baking Helps Me Be a Better Mother
I grew up with a mom who was a pretty good baker. She always made a special holiday Chex-Mix and homemade poppy seed bread...
988 Is The New Three Digit Number You Need To Know
The United States is in a crisis. Mental health challenges, suicide attempts, and death by suicide continue to plague both children and adults in...
My First Solo Trip: How Doing Nothing was Everything I Thought...
Before she headed off to Vegas by herself for a few days, a close friend told me, “You can’t put a price tag on...
It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Facebook…My Friends.
"No, I didn't see that…"
"Oh yeah? Jamie? From third grade? Engaged? No, I didn't see that…"
"I must've missed that post about the insurrection trials…"
"No,...
I’ve Got To Write A Book
I’m supposed to write a book. A book that tells my story. A story belonging to many women. All of us are hushed by...
Anonymous Stories in Motherhood: My Mom is a Narcissist
It’s incredibly difficult to manage a relationship with a narcissist, especially when that person happens to be your mom. For all the mamas out...
Anonymous Stories in Motherhood: I’m A Better Mom When I’m Medicated
I'm a better mom when I'm medicated. That's the ugly truth. I don't like it, but we don't always get what we like. It's...
Death By A Thousand Details
There’s tired, then exhausted, fatigued, dead, and finally, if you take a left turn at the seventh circle of hell and go down three...
This Is Us Will Stay with Us
Writer’s Note: There are TONS of spoilers from multiple seasons in this post.
Jack and Rebecca.
Kate, Kevin, and Randall.
The Big Three.
This Is...