By Karen Gauvreau Why Parenting Teenagers Is Exactly Like Having a Mammogram
Young women who have not yet had a mammogram, or male readers, you may want to sit this one out.…
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By Melanie Forstall Big Girl Breakups: When Adult Friendships End
“She doesn’t want to be my friend anymore.” We have certainly been there. As a mother of young children, I…
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By Jessica McCaslin The Hot Coil Challenge is Sweeping Our Teens’ Newsfeeds—But Are Parents To Blame?
The newest fad going viral amongst teens is "perhaps the most dangerous one to this point." I can't even tell…
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By Maralee Bradley I Used to Want to Change the World. Now I Just Want a Cookie.
I'm on the seventh day of a month-long highly restrictive diet to try to deal with some health issues I've…
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By Traci Rhoades She Lived to Be 105—and This Mantra Got Her Through
Technically, she was my great aunt, but we called her Aunt Marjorie. For most of my childhood, it was Aunt…
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By Ashley Bufe You Can’t Pray It Away—And Other Things I Learned About Depression After Suffering From it Myself
I felt alone. With a new baby. Four kids under six. New town, new church, and I had quit my…
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By Valli Vida Gideons I Kept a Diary While I Starved Myself
For people with eating disorders, it's not how others see them that counts. It's how they look at themselves. June…
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By Arianna Freelen Scarred But Stronger Thanks To Postpartum Depression
I walked past her today. In my rush to care for sick babies, clean up, put up, and then begin…
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By Jodie Utter I Was a Really Good Liar, But I Finally Got Caught
The following is a mere sampling of my best work as an accomplished liar: I'm just gonna have one more.…
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By Tierney Cashman Fighting For My Daughter Against My Anxiety
I rarely put my daughter to bed. My husband doesn’t mind, he says. He enjoys getting the final snuggles before…
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By Erika Wilson Sometimes It’s Better To Be Happy Than Right
"Would you rather be right, or happy?" The words ring in my ears as I bite my tongue. I "bite…
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By Kayla Runkel I’m Not Always the Mom You See on Facebook
I am crying. Sobbing. Literally, the tears are rolling so hard down my cheeks as I write these words, I…
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