Motherhood Hid My Depression
There was a time, in my early twenties, when I was so full of energy and pep that people…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
Mental Health
Postpartum Depression is a Liar and a Thief
Dear postpartum depression, You’re brilliant. No really, you are. You let me make it through my first pregnancy completely unscathed, with…
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Brace Yourself: I Don’t Watch “This Is Us”
Social media is buzzing with the latest on This Is Us and I have no idea what everyone is talking…
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Impostor Syndrome: Life as an Imperfect Parent
I don’t always pick the healthiest foods, or respond to my son’s ADHD tantrums with the kindest words. But I’m…
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Post-Adoption Depression: Coping to Hoping
Strange: bringing a distant dream home in the form of adoption, then one day after a series of bad days,…
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I Am Responsible For the Recent School Shootings
It’s been a tragic week. Two school shootings—one in Texas, one in Kentucky—resulted in two dead children and at least…
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My Husband’s Depression is Suffocating Our Marriage
“Snap out of it!” I want to scream. “Am I not enough? Are our children not worth a smile? Pray…
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Hold On To These Truths When You’re In the Trenches of Motherhood
I am the mother of three young girls; seven, three, and almost two. We aren’t sure if we’re "done," but…
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My Husband Has Three Wives
I have anxiety and, because of it, my husband has three wives—and they're all me. This is not a joke…
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I’m Struggling to Connect With the Baby Growing Inside of Me
"Does anyone have a parasite? You know, someone who just sucks the life out of you?" I went to a…
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