By Crystal Karges To the Mama in the Fourth Trimester Fog
Dear mama in the fourth trimester, I see you. I feel your sheer exhaustion and disarray. I understand what it’s…
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By Her View From Home Parenting a Child With Invisible Special Needs is Hard, Too
As new parents frequently lament, kids don’t come with manuals. Parenting is very much a learn-as-you-go gig. One of the…
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By Shannon Frost Greenstein Pregnancy Triggered My Anorexia
I’ve been pregnant with anorexia before. This isn’t my first rodeo. Almost three years ago, I was pregnant with my…
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By Joanne Causey Divorce is Not God’s Plan A
Divorce is not God’s Plan A. How can it be? It violently tears apart two people God himself knit together.…
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By Michele Lovetri Please Don’t Forget About Those With Mental Illness After the Headlines Fade
There has been a lot of news coverage about us lately. Everyone is talking about us. Everyone is putting us…
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By Katie Weber Mommy Has Depression
My dearest children, I know you see me. I know that you see Mommy take her medication every morning. You…
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By Jennifer Mccue Coping With the Surprise of My Son’s Type 1 Diabetes
Dear two-years-ago self, Hi there, it’s me. Well, you. It’s us. Hi. I want to tell you a few things…
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By Bailey Koch 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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I Held a Funeral For My Husband. Now, He Brings Me Flowers.
I held a funeral for my husband, but I was the only one there. It was 2012, and I watched…
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By Sally Shepherd What is Mindfulness, and Why Do Your Kids Need It? A Clinical Psychologist Explains.
As a clinical psychologist, I see a lot of kids (and adults for that matter) get “stuck”. Through experiences, the…
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By Tierney Cashman I Resisted Seeing a Therapist When It Was Actually Just What I Needed
He sat in the brown leather armchair, bronze buttons outlining the seams. He stared at me over his oversized glasses as…
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By Tanya Teichroeb How a Simple Set of Numbers Is Helping Our Child With Depression and Anxiety
“Mom, I’m four.” I paused with the sandwich meat in my hand just long enough to give my 15-year-old daughter…
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