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Living
August 16, 2019
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I Fought This Little White Pill

My nightmare-inducing, heart palpitating, fear enveloping anxiety has been at an all-time high since the birth of my newborn. The intrusive thoughts.…

Living
August 10, 2019
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To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You

It was a single picture of me that did it. I looked at it on my screen and saw “me” all over it. My spirit. My joy. My contentment. My…

Motherhood
August 1, 2019
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There is No Shame in Getting Help

I went to counseling today. One hour. Not because I’m sick. Not because I’m crazy. Not because I feel broken or empty. Not because my…

Motherhood
July 25, 2019
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When Self-Care Feels Impossible, Focus on Making Room

When I was a new mom, many people prescribed me that elusive concept: self-care. “It’s important to take time for yourself.” Not as important…

Motherhood
July 23, 2019
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I’m Tired of Hearing Self-Care is the Antidote to Mom Burnout

The other day while scrolling my Instagram feed, I landed on an account, a fine example of an aspirational yet fundamentally unrelatable ideal of…

Living, Motherhood
July 22, 2019
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Maybe the Best Way to Practice Self Care is to Care Less

Maybe the best way to practice self-care is to care less. About what everyone else thinks. About who likes you and who doesn’t. About how you…

Living, Motherhood
July 21, 2019
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Stop Looking For the Kickball in the Refrigerator

I opened the refrigerator door, peered my head so far inside it went just past the milk . . . and yelled into the other room. “Hey, where is the…

Living
June 3, 2019
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Happy People Go to Therapy, Too

“Why do you need to go to therapy? You seem so happy! What do you even talk about there?” When seeing a therapist comes up in conversation, I am…

Kids, Motherhood
May 31, 2019
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Dear Weary Mama, Stop Treating Your Kids Better Than Yourself

I see you, mama, up at 6 a.m. to wash the soccer socks and find the shin guards that you remembered at 5 a.m. for practice tonight. I see you…

Motherhood
April 16, 2019
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Love Yourself Like a Mother

Mothers. Moms. Mamas. We’re full of that thing they call “maternal instinct”. We’re in a constant state of nurturing, of picking up pieces…

Self-care

I Fought This Little White Pill

To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You

There is No Shame in Getting Help

When Self-Care Feels Impossible, Focus on Making Room

I’m Tired of Hearing Self-Care is the Antidote to Mom Burnout

Maybe the Best Way to Practice Self Care is to Care Less

Stop Looking For the Kickball in the Refrigerator

Happy People Go to Therapy, Too

Dear Weary Mama, Stop Treating Your Kids Better Than Yourself

Love Yourself Like a Mother

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