Tag: mental health
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...
The Quiet Sunday
It's Sunday, late afternoon. I'm sitting in my favorite spot on the couch, reading a book and sipping tea. The laundry is folded and...
You Can Leave the Room
Arriving at Costco when the doors open is a recurring life goal that I have. I find the bustling concrete entryway like my personal...
A New Winter Perspective
It's winter in the Midwest. Oh, Joy. (Insert forced smile here). As a human who thinks she may be part plant, I struggle to...
Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder
I absolutely love the onset of fall, and even as winter rolls in, I can appreciate the fun of snow and the joy around...
Making the Difficult Decision to Rehome Our Dog
This post is going to start with some backstory. If you’ve read anything of mine before, you know that my little family is a...
Living in the Gray on Social Media in 2023
Most of life is in the gray. If you’re confused, please read on. For the last few years, I’ve been continually exhausted by the...
Confessions of Honest Mamas
As mothers and wives, we often think things we would never say out loud. Be it about our children, our partners, our in-laws, etc....
My (Sneaky) Unhealthy Coping Mechanism
Over the years, I have taken pride in considering myself a well-balanced, healthy person. I eat a healthy diet, drink plenty of water, exercise...
Thoughts On Turning Into My Mother
The other night I was lying in bed when a classic being-a-mom-induced insomnia came on with the symptom of one million thoughts a minute....
Gentle Parenting, The Dark Side
These days we have women entering their soft life era, men and women on "healing journeys, and enter stage left, Gentle Parenting. Guidepost Montessori...
My Maternity Leave Binge Worthy TV Shows
I am a sucker for a good binge-worthy TV show. Just how people like to make you feel guilty for being a cat person,...
Enough: My 2023 Word of the Year
January is here, and with it, the impulse to draft goals and resolutions that will transform us more into the person we want to...