Tag: mental health
I Lost Myself in Marriage and Motherhood
One morning, I walked by the mirror a few months ago, saw my reflection, and didn’t recognize the person looking back at me. It...
There Is Sound Everywhere In Our House And It’s Often Too...
There is sound everywhere in our house. The sweet sounds of kids playing. The stressful sounds of kids arguing. The sounds of an unofficial...
An Ode to the Monon Trail
Every now and again, someone will ask me, “What’s your favorite place?” Throughout the course of my life, the answers have varied – anywhere...
Living Whimsy: Getting Started with Crystals
So you have been doing “all the things” to be centered, Zen, calmer, less anxious, manifesting your future goals, sound bathing, and the list...
Life Lessons Learned After Going Viral on TikTok
I’ve been in love with TikTok since the beginning of 2020. At first, I started just watching funny videos and dance trends, and then...
Mommy, Will You Play With Me?
“Mommy, will you play with me?” I hear this question at least five times before I enjoy my breakfast. When my kindergartener gets home...
Postpartum Mental Health Awareness with Riley Children’s Health
As a mom suffering from postpartum depression, Tracey McInnes made it a personal and professional goal to help other women through the dark fog...
Finding My Calm with Mindfulness
I don’t know what it is with her voice -the tone or the melodic phrasing- but listening to Tamara Levitt tell me to find...
A New Pandemic Love Language
Leave it to a global pandemic to alter what we consider fundamental and comprehensive truth. In his book The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman...
The Gut-Brain Connection: A Low FODMAP Diet Improved My Anxiety
The human body is beautiful, complex…and weird. I predicted that age and stress would bring changes to my muscles and mind, but I never...
Forest Bathing: Finding Peace Among Trees
Forest bathing saved my mental health. Whenever I mention this to people, I typically get a strange look accompanied by a question like, “you...
Apologizing To Our Children When We’re Not Perfect (Which is Quite...
When I make a parenting mistake, I own it, and I apologize to my children. Notice how I didn’t say “if I make a...
Unpopular Opinion: I Go to Bed Angry
“Never go to bed angry,” the old saying goes. I glare at my husband over the top of my laptop. I've just settled in...
Eight Common Things Women Go Through During Infertility Treatments
Even to this day, I look at the clock at 7:00 AM and immediately think about women sitting anxiously in a doctor’s office waiting...