Postpartum Depression Saved Me
Mental illness has always been a part of my life. I have suffered from OCD and chronic anxiety for as…
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Mental illness has always been a part of my life. I have suffered from OCD and chronic anxiety for as…
Continue ReadingIn 2010 I made the difficult decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. At only 26 years old, I was morbidly…
Continue ReadingI wish mirrors were more like x-ray machines so that when we looked at ourselves we could see our hearts…
Continue ReadingWe all keep running lists in our heads and on our fridges and bathroom mirrors so we don’t forget the…
Continue ReadingI have never felt so united, yet so lonely, as in a hospital waiting room. My husband has had two…
Continue ReadingIf Pink is obese, the world needs to reverse its orbit in search of a better atmosphere. If this Instagram…
Continue ReadingA few months ago I wrote about why I cringe when someone's financial pain goes viral. We love seeing someone…
Continue ReadingI'm 15 months postpartum. (Can you still even use the term postpartum at this point? Probably not. Let me try again...…
Continue ReadingHello, it’s me: that girl in the room who is heavier than you. I'm laughing with my friends, but…
Continue ReadingLooking at the bullet list of my life, it is obvious that I am accomplished, happy, and healthy: -Ph.D. -Happily…
Continue Reading“Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” - Elle…
Continue ReadingWe worked long and hard to become parents. Years of infertility filled with tests, needles, examinations, surgeries and the loss of dignity.…
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