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Health, Mental Health, Motherhood
October 20, 2017
3 Minute Read

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 way I could relax and relieve some of my round…

Health, Kids, Mental Health, Motherhood
September 27, 2017
4 Minute Read

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 if I could keep a 10:00 mile pace, I nearly…

Health, Infertility, Kids, Motherhood
September 15, 2017
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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 belly button. You roll over every kind of jeans,…

Relationships
September 6, 2017
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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 can’t help but think of the almost-romantic session we…

Health, Kids, Motherhood
August 30, 2017
8 Minute Read

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 cheeks all kind of something…

Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Motherhood
August 21, 2017
4 Minute Read

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 the rounds on parenting sites. The finding…

Fitness, Health, Journal, Mental Health, Relationships
August 12, 2017
5 Minute Read

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 or another, was thinking up all the ways…