To the Mother Fighting For Her Mental Health: Keep Going, Your Babies Need You
Suicide. Depression. Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Fatigue. These were common themes of my childhood. My paternal grandma committed suicide three years…
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Suicide. Depression. Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Fatigue. These were common themes of my childhood. My paternal grandma committed suicide three years…
Continue ReadingToday I cried. I held up the bank drive-up line. I hugged my steering wheel and lost my mind for…
Continue ReadingMy two girls. Oh, how I love having two daughters. I love seeing your sisterhood unfold right before my eyes.…
Continue Reading“Cheerio?” I offered, separating the zippered seal from a baggie and extending my arm to the circle of moms. We…
Continue ReadingAmidst the coos and adoration bestowed upon my newborn, comments were inevitably addressed to me: Wasn’t it all worth it?…
Continue ReadingThe first night my newborn baby slept in her crib and not in her bassinet strategically nestled beside me, I…
Continue ReadingThud. Thump. Thump. Thump. My eyes popped wide open. It’s just William turning over and hitting his head on the…
Continue ReadingEvery single day, a mother shows up for work. Without fail. No matter the heaviness of exhaustion. No matter the…
Continue ReadingWhen my son was 22 months old, he started falling asleep in his crib by himself at bedtime instead of…
Continue ReadingMy biggest struggle as a new mom has been learning to control my temper. And you know what? I fail.…
Continue ReadingHe's there, mama. He’s there in the disappointment. When you are sitting on the cold tile floor with yet another…
Continue ReadingWhen the baby spits up for the tenth time that day, help me to be thankful. When the toddler misses…
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