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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Depression Happens to Stay-at-Home Moms, Too
Stay at home mom (SAHM) depression: the elephant in the room nobody talks about. I mean, how DARE you complain after being gifted this…
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When the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Just Isn’t
I’ve always felt there is something so magical about this time of the year with the sparkling lights, warm fires and hot cocoa (or wine). I love…
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My Husband Was Going to Die
We went to see A Star Is Born on date night. I thought it was supposed to be a romantic love story. But I didn’t know it would rock me to my core.…
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Naming My Depression Makes Me a Better Mother
This is a confession to you, my kids, an apology of sorts. I am painfully aware of the ways I fall short. Even though it’s not possible to be…
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Dear Struggling Mama, It Gets Better
This is for the broken mama. For the tired, the weary, the chewed up and spit out and cracked up into pieces of us that is just trying to hang on…
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Happy People Can Be Depressed, Too
I opened my eyes, instantly awake and yet not sure where I was. “Mom, you fell asleep on the couch again. What’s for dinner?” Dinner. How can a…
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