We Stopped Trying to Control My Husband’s Depression and Did This Instead
When the depression storm comes, it wants to be known. It doesn't just cause a little wind and rain. Oh…
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When the depression storm comes, it wants to be known. It doesn't just cause a little wind and rain. Oh…
Continue ReadingI held a funeral for my husband, but I was the only one there. It was 2012, and I watched…
Continue ReadingAs a clinical psychologist, I see a lot of kids (and adults for that matter) get “stuck”. Through experiences, the…
Continue ReadingHe sat in the brown leather armchair, bronze buttons outlining the seams. He stared at me over his oversized glasses as…
Continue Reading“Mom, I’m four.” I paused with the sandwich meat in my hand just long enough to give my 15-year-old daughter…
Continue ReadingThis is my real face. I am happy. I am probably—to some people—so annoyingly happy. I have everything I could…
Continue ReadingDear Husband, I realized something had gone wrong when you went to kiss me and I instinctively pulled away. I…
Continue Reading“You’re going to be just fine,” my husband reassures me as he reaches across the center console and takes hold…
Continue ReadingSelf-care is the modern mom's mantra. It's the buzz word in parenting groups. We slap a hashtag on it and…
Continue ReadingWhen it seems like someone has it all, seems is the word to key in on. Famed handbag designer, Kate…
Continue ReadingI remember spending countless family dinners gathered around my grandma's kitchen table with cousins, aunts and uncles, and my grandma…
Continue ReadingI was trying to escape motherhood and I didn't realize it. I was in a dark place and I didn't…
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