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Four Unavoidable Postpartum Facts
One of the coolest parts of motherhood is observing the changes that happen in your child as s/he grows. But guess who else is changing? You. Countless transitions occur in your own body as...
Real Fatherhood Requires Real Sacrifice
We’ve been told a lie that romance is only giant gestures: flash mobs, rooms full of flowers, chaotic dashes through airports hoping to catch a plane before they can leave you forever. But when...
3 Tips for Helping Kids Build Healthy Eating Habits
As moms, it can be overwhelming and exhausting thinking about healthy meals for kids. We wonder: Is this good for them? Will they like it? What if they hate it? Some parents are fortunate and...
You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling :: When Marital Intimacy Fizzles
Alright mama, pull up a chair. It's time for a heart-to-heart. I've been having the same conversation with many of my mama friends recently, so I've decided to send my thoughts out into the...
How Physical Therapy Reduces Pregnancy & Postpartum Pain
Make no doubt about it: pregnancy is a life and body-altering experience. Your body goes through so many changes to accommodate your growing baby. These changes often come with some unpleasant aches and pains...
Winning in Suburbia
A couple months ago I read an article about playground freeze-out. You meet someone and chat for a bit but that’s where it ends. I completely related to this story and shared it with...
A Year of Growth: Turning Despair to Advocacy
My 31st and 32nd birthdays were complete opposites. On May 7, 2018, I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, consumed by negative self-talk and severe postpartum depression after the birth of my...
8 Tips for Working from Home with a Toddler in Tow
Laptop. Wi-Fi. Coffee. A paying gig. That’s all you really need to work from home, right? Not so true when you have an energetic, often-clingy, always-loud two-year-old running around your home office.
My husband, daughter...
A Father’s Legacy: Leading by Example
When I think of my childhood, the 80’s TV show “My Two Dads” comes to mind because it was all about the prevalence of cooperation over competition by two men seeking to be the...
Green Eggs and Ham with Daddy
As a new dad, I only hoped to get some things right, get most things wrong, and keep the little one in good health along the way. However, is anything ever that simple? Processing...