I’m Not a Lazy Mom—I Have Anxiety
As I lie in bed, there are tears in my eyes. To be honest, I’m not completely sure if they are sad or happy ones. Am I sad for missing part of the…
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This is What it Feels Like to Truly Love Your Children—But Feel Like You Want to Die At the Same Time
I laid on the bathroom floor, crying. My last pregnancy was one of the lowest points of my life. Logically, I knew I had many things in life to be…
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The Lies of Anxiety—and the Truth You Need to Hear
Anxiety. My all-too-real nemesis for as long as I can remember. It comes and goes, at times a non-issue and at other times filling my mind and heart…
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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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Loving Someone With Anxiety Isn’t Easy
My first initial knowledge of what love looked like came from books and Disney movies. Each story was different, yet the same. When the woman…
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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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Kicking the Hornet’s Nest of Anxiety
Yesterday I was surprised by an enormous hornet’s nest. More than surprised really, it literally stopped me in my tracks. You see I walk this route…
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To the Anxious Mom, You Are Not Invisible
I’ve seen you. I’ve seen you desperately cling to your baby while leaving him with a sitter for the first time. I’ve seen the glare…
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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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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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