Tag: wellness
Brain Injury Awareness Month: Our TBI Story
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. I'll be honest: outside of making my kids wear a helmet, I never really had a lot of...
An Organ Donor Saved My Mom’s Life
February 14 is National Donor Day, which is an extremely significant day for my family because it honors organ donors.
Over a decade ago, my...
Four Things I’m Doing to Bring A Little More Happiness to...
As we settle into the new year, I find myself less in the mood to set big, new goals and more in the mindset...
The Early Bird Gets The Worm and Can’t Always Hang at...
Going to bed early vs. staying up late is a topic that seems to keep coming up recently. They say the early bird gets...
10 Simple Things That Make My Life Better
About a year ago, I - the old millennial in a fully committed relationship with Instagram - begrudgingly joined TikTok. To say the algorithm...
Six Whole30 Recipes You’ll Love (Even If You Aren’t Dieting)
My husband and I have completed a few rounds of the popular Whole30 diet. We even attempted a round when I was pregnant (full...
Magnesium: My Miracle Maker
The information provided here is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. It is not intended to...
My Ins and Outs for 2024: New Year’s Resolutions
I am not a New Year's Resolution person; however, I respect the spirit of New Year's Resolutions. New Year's resolutions are promises for change,...
Did I Just Go From Postpartum to Perimenopause?
I got married later in life and had kids later in life. I had my last baby at 39 years old. I went through...
Our Sensory Processing Story
October is Sensory Processing Awareness Month. For our family, it is a time to shine a light on what it means to have a...
Why I Tell Others I Have PCOS
Looking back, I’m still shocked that I didn’t get diagnosed with PCOS until I was 28. Many of the signs were there in plain...
Who Will I Be When The Newborn Phase Is Over?
I've been reflecting on a question lately: Who will I be when the newborn phase is over? This isn't the first time I've contemplated this...
We Don’t Do Dessert at Our House
“Finish your dinner, and then you can have dessert.”
“Two more bites, and then you can eat a cookie.”
“No, I noticed you didn’t clean your...
Loneliness in Motherhood
Many of us would not have thought that snuggling a newborn baby all day and never (ever) being alone would lead to loneliness in...