Health + Wellness

  Quitting does not necessarily equal failure ...   I’ve quit two jobs now on the single premise that they were no longer good fits for me. I quit them without a backup plan … Now hear me out! In the wake...

One of the most common surgeries in children is a tonsillectomy in which the child’s tonsils are surgically removed. Adenoids can be surgically removed or ear tubes can be surgically placed at the same time the tonsillectomy is performed....

I didn’t realize how my struggles with an eating disorder and disordered eating would impact my pregnancies. It took a long time before I realized that not everyone knows the calorie count of a medium apple, a spoonful of...

February 25th is International Cochlear Implant Day.   A clock ticking. Leaves crunching. Rain pattering. Birds chirping. Normal day-to-day sounds. Sounds I never heard … for 29 years. My newborn son crying. My newborn son cooing. My son’s first word. Sounds I didn’t hear … for his first year of...

As moms, we can all benefit from MORE WORKOUT IN LESS TIME! HOTWORX offers virtually instructed infrared sauna workouts in 15 or 30 minute sessions.  Join us at HOTWORX Rock Hill on May 18th, 5:45-8:15 p.m. for a unique fitness experience...

I bought a Peloton in the spring of 2018 and haven’t looked back. I was a stay-at-home mom with three little kids and had no time for trips to the gym. It was a pretty big investment for our...

Grief has a way of rushing in when you least expect it. It’s ugly. It’s painful. It’s universal. Grief is an all-inclusive journey that every person will be on at some point in life. National Grief Awareness Day is observed...

Being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult was eye-opening. I wrote more about my diagnosis and the difference between men/women with ADHD in What's it's Like to Have ADHD as a Mom. The more I started to talk about ADHD,...

Pregnancy grief is real, there's no shame in facing your emotions.   I’ll call it blissful ignorance. I was so happy to be unexpectedly pregnant for the second time and in a state of shock and awe for weeks after discovering...

What final thoughts of 2020 have you been left harboring?     I struggled with what to write as my first post for the year. I wanted to start with a dynamic and heartfelt post. I felt obligated to join in the...