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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By Ashli Brehm 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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By Bailey Koch My Son Has a Seizure Disorder—and I Didn’t Know
Hey, momma. Do you know the feeling? You know . . . that I should have been able to protect…
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By Brenna Brimer My House Isn’t That Clean, But I Just Don’t Care
I’ve never liked cleaning. I probably should have let my husband know that before we got married. “Woman Seeking Position as…
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By Nina Leicht-Crist Why I Hid My Postpartum Anxiety
After a failed vasectomy reversal, a second successful reversal, two failed frozen embryo transfers and six (in total) IVF with…
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By Becca Sitzes Learning to Embrace Beauty Instead of Pursuing Perfection
The other day I saw a photo of myself standing near a river with my daughter and unbidden, the thought…
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