Tag: support
Lessons from Therapy: What My Toddler Taught Me in the Mess
My toddler will be four in November, and for the last ten months, we have gone to speech therapy weekly at our local hospital....
My Best Friends Don’t Know I Exist
Not to brag, but I have two absolutely amazing best friends. I listen to their banter and laugh so hard that sometimes my dogs...
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...
Do I Need Pelvic Floor Therapy?
As a mother to two young children, I often think back to when I brought my little bundles of joy home. My life shifted...
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...
Coming to Terms with My Son’s Autism Diagnosis
I am still coming to terms with my son’s autism diagnosis.
I was recently on a girl’s trip. These women know more about my...
I Found Jesus in the Rubble
My four-year-old thinks that God lives in her butt. This is a non-theological yet logical conclusion in her developing mind. God made her. God...
Black History Month Changed My Perspective on Raising Biracial Children
My family and I reside in a suburban community outside the city, and while it is diversifying, our interracial family is still a minority....
We Don’t Agree: Setting Boundaries with Others
I'm a liberal, white mama. I believe that Black Lives matter and in community over cops. I support abortion. I am a proud member...
The Glorious Gift of Papaw’s Love
My Papaw passed away right before Christmas 2021. It still seems surreal to type/say that. I still get the urge to call him, to...
I Love a Non-Binary Child
I love a non-binary child, and you probably do too. They may not have told you yet, but they will when they’re ready.
The child...
I’m a Luisa: The “Surface Pressure” of Being a Mom
Replace almost every instance of “sister” with “mother” in Luisa Madrigal’s song “Surface Pressure” in Disney’s movie Encanto, and it’s me.
In the movie, Luisa’s...
Skinning Strawberries Taught Me Trust
As a pediatrician, I spend a good part of my professional life encouraging parents to trust their instincts and set boundaries with others. We...