Nike Ad Sends Powerful Message to Moms About Pregnant and Postpartum Bodies
Sports and exercise have been a huge part of my life ever since I was a little girl. Soccer games…
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A Momma Body is a Beautiful Thing
Tonight I took a rare long, warm, soothing shower. I was reminded of nights not long ago when the only…
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Thanking My Body for a Ten Minute Mile
I took a run this weekend with my husband. First time I’ve run with someone in years. When he asked…
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Dear Hope Wounds
Dear Hope Wounds, You are kind of ugly. It feels like you sag to my knees. You’ve taken away my…
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An Apology to My Husband
Dear Husband, I have to tell you, as I sit here rocking our new baby girl back to sleep, I…
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I’ll Take my Post Baby Body Any Day
There she laid. With the white fluffy socks sticking out from beneath the fresh blanket provided from the hospital. Her…
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Mama, It Takes More Than Six Weeks
A study from 2011 by Dr. Julie Wray at the University of Salford has recently been revived and is making…
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What This Mom Discovered When She Was Body Shamed on Social Media
I love social media. You know that whole Facebook memories thing? I have a feeling that someone, at one time…
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The Hair In The Shower Drain
I was rushing to take a shower this afternoon while my six-month-old was napping and before my four-year-old got home…
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I Didn’t Expect That at the Physical Therapist’s Office
I’m not sure if it’s the three children I had in three years, or the fact that I just turned…
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