Health + Wellness

CHANGING YOUR PERSPECTIVE It’s often hard to keep a sense of perspective in our lives, especially in the midst of constant change (I'm looking at you, COVID-life). We’re constantly bombarded with urgent-seeming stimuli like texts, phone calls, instant messages, tweets,...

Oh, the clean dessert recipes, mom hacks, relatable stories of children washing their hair in the toilet, I need you. Where to find it? Instagram. Ask yourself, what would happen if you intentionally unfollowed accounts that make you feel...

If you had told me years ago that I’d be intimately familiar with the word relapse, I would have laughed. I thought that word only applied to those struggling with forms of addiction, but I was wrong. I’ve suffered from...

Every mother longs to hear her newborn child. The cry. That sweet coo. Those babbles. That first word. Imagine having a horrible ear infection. Clogged ears. Muffled sounds. That’s what it was like to hear my son for the...

  If you live in the Midwest, you know that summertime means mosquito time. Freda Sojka, founder and CEO of Simply Soothing, has created a solution to keep the bugs away. Inspired by the needs of her family and with...

I cannot get enough of sparkling water. It’s refreshing, bubbly, and guilt-free! It’s a great after lunch digestive and a stellar mixer for late-night drinks. What did we even drink five years ago!?  If you're looking for a way to...

    Pssst… parents of the Big Kids (and the Almost Big Kids), this is for you.  You survived infancy. Toddlerhood threw all it had at you. Tying shoes? Riding two-wheelers? Learning to read? Check, check, and check, thank you very...

No matter what, never give up, Mama.   Hey mama…. I see you. I know, I know…. Life can be hard, unfair, painful, and confusing.  Sometimes it is overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel defeated.  You may face situations that you don’t think...

Parents win the award for handling social isolation like freaking rockstars. Whether you're a Pinterest mama or just keeping your kids from killing themselves, you are flipping fantastic. But today I ask you to take a moment to collectively give...

There is no magic number on the scale, no perfect amount of lean mass to fat ratio, no perfect dress size that means you are FIT or HEALTHY. When I received the most attention for my body (compliments from...