By Kristy Ramirez The Message Our Teenage Girls Are Getting About Their Bodies Can Break a Mother’s Heart
Four days of gray skies leave me hungry for the light. I make my way into our backyard when the…
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These Common Hashtags Could Be Attracting Pedophiles To Pictures Of Your Kids Online
There’s very little in this world more adorable than a toothy-grinned toddler splashing around in a bathtub or sitting perched…
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By Ashli Brehm Hey There, Friend…I’ll See You In 20 Years
"We need to get together . . . " Have you said these words? Likely. Likely you say them in…
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By Laurie Larsh Anxiety Makes Me Afraid to Fly
I'm talking heart racing, break out in sweat, can't breath, dissolve into tears, certain-of-death anxiety that begins days before even…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher Five Strategies I Use to Beat Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
My hands were shaking as I dialed the number to my doctor’s office. I held the phone to my ear…
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By Meredith Wiser I Used To Be a Party Girl, Then Christ Grabbed Hold of Me
I was a party girl. A St. Paddy’s Day, party like it’s 1999, drink you under the table, party girl.…
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By Carolyn Moore Experts Say It’s True: That Mess Is Causing You Stress
I reach this point with my darling children more often than I should probably admit. Most times, it strikes out…
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By Jessica McCaslin How To Handle “The Talk” With Pre-Teens, From a Mental Health Therapist
As a mental health therapist, I'm familiar with "the talk". I've had a lot of "talks" with children and teenagers…
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By Deborah O'Ferry This Is the Part of Growing Up I Didn’t See Coming
I remember when I was 20, while drenched in absolute ignorance, and the slew of twenty-first parties began. Some weekends…
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Want Happy Kids? Experts Say Take That Trip
The swimsuits are still in a heap in the corner of my dining room. Two weeks later, they’re the only…
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By Sarah Whitman Postpartum Psychosis Is No Joke: Why I Won’t Be Seeing the Movie “Tully”
Editor's note: contains movie spoilers I really wanted to see Tully. The first trailer I saw for the upcoming Charlize…
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I’m Living That Thirtysomething Life—and It’s Wonderful
I shaved my face the other day. I was ridiculously excited about it, too. I anticipated the arrival of a…
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