Has the topic of body image been raised in your home? Start the conversation if you haven't already.
"You're fat!" my 4-year-old screamed at her 9-year-old sister in the midst of a heated sisterly argument. My head immediately spun around...
When is the last time you checked out all that the YMCA has to offer in your community?
A couple of months ago, I enrolled my two kids in soccer at my local Bayer YMCA (formerly Monsanto). I was really...
Many have suffered loss in the time of COVID. The isolation of such loss is another symptom of this pandemic.
I told myself I wouldn’t write about COVID this month. It’s been too much this year, despite it being the...
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...
As the intimate and unique details of a mother's birth story, a child's diagnosis story is much the same. And depending on how traumatic it can be, the mother of a special needs child may take years to share...
Regardless of what life throws at you, finding healthy ways to deal with big emotions makes it easier to manage.
Sometimes I forget to breathe. Sometimes I concentrate so hard on keeping it together that I can't seem to open...
“Mama, I want to talk to Holly,” my daughter said as I snuggled next to her while tucking her in. She’d been having trouble with our move and was still feeling uneasy at bedtime. Holly was her therapist.
The first...
I made a decision on a whim, right after a morning workout, when I was feeling strong and positive for what was on the docket for my day. I decided to observe Sober October.
When I decided this, I initially...
October is national Respiratory Syncytial Virus awareness month. Most commonly known as RSV, this virus commonly affects children ages five and younger. What presents as a common cold for older children and adults can have lifelong effects for younger...
TRIGGER WARNING: I am about to talk about sex. I know not everyone is comfortable talking about sex. I am. Please proceed with caution.
Something has been on my mind for a while. I feel like we only talk about...
In + Around STL
St. Louis Mom 7th Annual Donuts with Santa: A Sleighing Good...
Santa came to town on December 7 for our 7th annual Donuts with Santa event and we feel so lucky to have spent it...
