Tag: mental health
Pieces Of Myself: Holding Onto Interests And Hobbies In Motherhood
"Is it harder to hold on than it is to let go?"
I asked myself.
I set my alarm early to wake up before my kids...
Drop the Mom Guilt
I was recently watching a well-known series on a well-known streaming platform. The scene that caught my attention was one of the main characters...
Minimal-ish Motherhood
I first felt the impact of minimalism at 30 years old. I was working full-time as a teacher, raising a one-year-old (with another on...
The Three Struggles of the Fourth Trimester with IU Health North
Cindy Love knows that having a baby is one of the biggest life changes a woman will ever experience. As the facilitator of the...
The Silent Struggle Of People With Severe Mental Illness
The call comes at 9 am on a Sunday morning. My sister calls, and I answer. “I don’t even know how to begin.” She...
I Could Still Hear Him Scream
We are on floor one of a children's hospital in a wing called the behavioral assessment emergency department. It has now been more than...
The Awakening: Not Every Workout Needs To Be Near-death
8! 7!...5!...3! 3! 3!...1! Ah! Catch your breath, take a sip, we move on to…the next near-death move in (insert any hardcore bootcamp-context workout...
In Defense Of The Bad Kid
Last month my daughter came home from preschool telling me about a little boy named Charlie* who ate all the classroom snacks, and so...
What A Box Of Rocks Taught Me
It was a warm day in February-a rarity in the Midwest. The kind of day when people put on their t-shirts and head outside...
Recognizing The Value Of My Time
I've been quietly working on retraining my brain over the last few months. Last year I came to a harsh realization: I am not...
When Motherhood Feels Unfair
“Sometimes motherhood feels unfair.” The words tumbled out of my mouth and landed on what seemed like deaf ears. I felt unseen and undervalued....
I’m Jealous of Men
I'm jealous of men.
There, I said it. It's out. In public. For everyone to see. I'm jealous of men. Not for the typical reasons...
Women’s Night, and Every Night, We Are Seen
Seen. In a room full of 2,500 women and 200 volunteers. We were seen.
This winter, Traders Point Christian Church (TPCC) held its second Women’s...
The Problem with Caring: Compassion Fatigue
I often lay awake at night and wonder what it feels like to go to bed and drift off to peaceful sleep without the...