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Baby, Motherhood
August 20, 2019
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From One Mom With Postpartum Depression to Another

I could spot her a mile away. It was the first time I’d seen her out since after the baby. She was doing all the right things, smiling, nodding,…

Living
August 16, 2019
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I Fought This Little White Pill

My nightmare-inducing, heart palpitating, fear enveloping anxiety has been at an all-time high since the birth of my newborn. The intrusive thoughts.…

Motherhood
August 1, 2019
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There is No Shame in Getting Help

I went to counseling today. One hour. Not because I’m sick. Not because I’m crazy. Not because I feel broken or empty. Not because my…

Grief, Grown Children
July 19, 2019
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To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You

Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress to go on one of our infamous daddy-daughter…

Motherhood
July 11, 2019
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I Fear Becoming Like My Own Mother

I have been afraid of my mother ever since I was a little girl. She wasn’t outright physically abusive, but she was verbally abusive with a…

Marriage
June 24, 2019
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My Husband Asks Why I Cry So Many Nights, But I Just Can’t Tell Him the Truth

It’s beginning again, just like I remember. Tears come uninvited, streaming down my face. My voice rises; my patience with my kids dwindles. It has…

Grief, Loss
June 15, 2019
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I Know What it Feels Like to Want to Die

Let me start this post by saying, I am not suicidal; I have never been suicidal. I do, however, know what is feels like to want to die. Which is…

Motherhood
June 8, 2019
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My Son’s Love is Healing My Broken Parts

I knew motherhood was never going to be easy. I knew the newborn days were going to be exhausting. I knew I was going to be sleep…

Motherhood
May 20, 2019
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A Peek Behind the Picket Fence of a “Perfect Family”

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what exactly are those words? What’s the worth of something that’s carefully curated, filtered,…

Motherhood
April 18, 2019
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Moms With a Lot of Kids Might be Struggling More Than You Know

People out in public like to observe my full hands and declare all sorts of unsolicited stuff, right in front of my five children. But one of…

depression

From One Mom With Postpartum Depression to Another

I Fought This Little White Pill

There is No Shame in Getting Help

To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You

I Fear Becoming Like My Own Mother

My Husband Asks Why I Cry So Many Nights, But I Just Can’t Tell Him the Truth

I Know What it Feels Like to Want to Die

My Son’s Love is Healing My Broken Parts

A Peek Behind the Picket Fence of a “Perfect Family”

Moms With a Lot of Kids Might be Struggling More Than You Know

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