Tag: mental health
If Not For the Pandemic, Would We’ve Continued Growing Our Family?
"Four kids." Ten years ago, when my husband and I sat side by side in premarital counseling and the counselor asked each of us...
Changing the Conversation with My Inner Voice
Well, we made it. We finally closed the chapter on 2021. A year went out kicking and screaming, but it’s over. We survived a...
A Word for the New Year
Personally, I do not feel like I can choose words to describe the last few years. Any narrative I can think of doesn’t come...
Mental Health Awareness: Finding Yourself in Parenthood
What do you think of when you hear the term mental health? I personally think of the vast list of mental health disorders, from...
Emetophobia and Motherhood
Vomit. For as long as I can remember, it’s always been my weakness. The smell, the sound, the look. But it wasn’t until my...
The Mom Behind the Newborn
Behind every adorable, squishy, prized newborn is a woman learning how to tackle her new role of Mom. Don't forget about her.
I have a...
“No Bones Days” and the Normalization of Self-Compassion
Even if you're not on TikTok, you've likely heard about Noodle, the 13-year-old pug who has rocketed to stardom with his daily Bones/No Bones...
I Can’t Keep up with Today’s Beauty Standards
I’ve never been incredibly interested in keeping up with society’s beauty standards. It all seemed to go over my head in junior high and...
How to Have the Best Holiday Available to You
The holidays are almost here. If like me, you find the months of November and December simultaneously overwhelming and exciting, then I am here...
I Left My Husband and Kids; You Should Too
I did it. I packed up and left my husband and kids for four days. It was the best thing ever to recharge my...
Knowing My Limits: Deciding Not to Have a Third Baby
Upon getting engaged to my now husband, we talked about so many plans for the future. Of course, we talked about how many kids...
When Her Birthday Is the Anniversary of My Trauma
I go all out for birthdays. Well, I have three kids so you can have a "party" at age 1, 5, 10(or 11 if...
Yes. You ARE Healing.
You see the quote. It catches your eye and seems to resonate with your soul. "Be careful of how you treat people. Everyone is...
What Are You Afraid Of?
When my oldest daughter was little, she was afraid of everything! She was afraid of the dark. She was afraid to let me wash...