The incident I’m about to describe is not pretty. It is ugly in a lot of ways, raw and revealing and personal. But it’s real, and that’s what matters. Yesterday, my vibes were just off,...
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A Letter to the Families of Those on the Front Lines
So much of what we are hearing is about those that are on the front lines, and for good reason. They are putting themselves directly in harm’s way for the welfare of society. I have a...
A Look Into Undiagnosed Postpartum Depression
I remember when my son was 6 months old. Those six months were some of the hardest months I had ever lived. We had downsized from our modest starter home and were living in this shoebox...
My Moment of Mindful Parenting—And the Guilt That Followed
It was another typical weekday afternoon. My husband was working a 24 hour shift, so I was flying solo. It was the one day of the week where no one had any activities, so it was the perfect...
How Camel Pose Helped Me Overcome Postpartum Depression
Camel pose, or ustrasana in Sanskrit, is a back-bending pose that has great benefits for your mind and body, but it tends to stir up a lot of emotion with it. I started practicing yoga about a year...
Real Motherhood: The Dose of Reality I Totally Wasn’t Expecting
Photo by Pinkletoes Photography Ever since I was a girl, I knew I wanted to be a mom. I was sold on the fantasy of motherhood based on playing with my mother’s friends’ babies, on seeing magazine...
A Life Lesson from Swim Class
Fear is an interesting thing. If you let it, it plants it’s seed in your mind and then takes over like an unruly weed in a garden. But if you work through it, you can accomplish goals that you never...