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Motherhood
May 20, 2019
8 Minute Read

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
5 Minute Read

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…

Living
April 13, 2019
3 Minute Read

Going to Therapy is Saving My Life

My toes are twitching, my legs are bouncing, and I’m unsuccessfully attempting to distract myself with a book. I can feel the tears building up. My…

Living
April 5, 2019
4 Minute Read

It’s OK Not to be OK—But It’s Not OK to Stay There

Hey, friend. Do you have a minute to chat? Do you mind if I ask you a question? Has depression swallowed you alive? You smile on the outside, but…

Faith, Motherhood
April 3, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Have Anxiety and Depression—and I’m a Good Mom

My name is Lauren. I have depression. And I’m a good mom. It took me a few months to be able to tell what it was. I was withdrawn. Sad.…

Faith
March 28, 2019
3 Minute Read

Sometimes I Wonder Why God Doesn’t Fix My Anxiety

I’ve always had an anxious brain. I’m not sure if something triggered that, or if it’s just my generic makeup, or both. But even as a little…

Faith, Motherhood
March 20, 2019
3 Minute Read

To the Mama at the End of Her Rope

To the mama who’s at the end of her rope, You never would have known it, but I was at the end of mine in this picture. I was at the lowest of…

Living, Motherhood
February 19, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Take This Little White Pill

I take this Little White Pill. Every morning like clockwork. Not because I am weak. But because I am brave. I take this Little White Pill. Not…

Faith, Living
February 3, 2019
5 Minute Read

I Made PB&J Sandwiches, Then Got in the Car to Die

It was a Thursday morning, a few years ago now, when the forecasted high was below freezing, and soft tufts of snow fell from an endless gray sky. I…

Motherhood
December 14, 2018
5 Minute Read

When Mommy Needs Meds

After giving birth to my second child, feelings of hopelessness and despair struck me like never before. I didn’t ask for them. They arrived on my…

depression

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

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

Going to Therapy is Saving My Life

It’s OK Not to be OK—But It’s Not OK to Stay There

I Have Anxiety and Depression—and I’m a Good Mom

Sometimes I Wonder Why God Doesn’t Fix My Anxiety

To the Mama at the End of Her Rope

I Take This Little White Pill

I Made PB&J Sandwiches, Then Got in the Car to Die

When Mommy Needs Meds

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