“I was vomiting 80 times a day. I lost a devastating 36% of my body weight, 58 pounds. I knew what I was dealing with wasn’t just ‘morning sickness.’ I was fighting for me and my daughter’s life.”
‘The doctor said, ‘I’ve never seen a woman deal with morning sickness like you. It’s time to cut the dramatics and drink some water.’: Woman raises Hyperemesis Gravidarum awareness after life-threatening pregnancy
‘Overnight, I went from a happy, active, able-bodied person to paralyzed from the waist down.’: Woman disabled in car accident candidly shares journey to self-acceptance
“I was the wrong passenger, in the wrong car, at the wrong time. After years of hard work to be physically and financially independent, I moved back into my childhood bedroom with my parents at age 24. Friends excused themselves from my life without a word. I stopped being invited places or asked on dates; I began to feel everyone saw me as a burden.”
‘Dropping off my 5-month-old for a nap, a car came flying through the intersection. We spun 360 degrees. 25 years later, I still smell the burning airbags.’: Bereaved mom details grief journey
“The phone rang. This poor woman from a local charity was going on and on about how I must donate. Something inside me cracked. I exploded, ‘I DONATED MY SON’S ORGANS THIS YEAR AND IT’S ALL I’LL BE DONATING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.’ Anger was rearing its ugly head.”
‘Stop begging God to take this away from you. He gave it to you for a purpose.’: LGBT woman pens powerful letter to past self after coming out of closet
“Right now, I know it seems like there’s no escape. That no matter how hard you try, how fast you run, how fiercely you try to claw your way to freedom from yourself, you sink deeper and deeper into the quicksand of shame and self-resentment. Dear Kahrin, you don’t believe this now, but you will be loved.”
Don’t Hide Who You Are, Don’t Cover Up The Hard Days—Dig Deep And Lean On A Friend Who Validates You
“The bonds created can be life altering.”
5 Postpartum Secrets No One Tells You About
“There is nothing in my life I could ever accomplish that means more to me than my son. That’s just the plain truth. But, I wish I had known these things before.”
‘Stop Googling. Enjoy that little baby in front of you, exactly where they are at. Because this little person will astound you.’: Mom to child with Down syndrome shares 12 touching reminders
“To all the mamas who will hear the words ‘Down syndrome’ for the first time this year, I need you to remember a few important things.”
I Thought I’d Be Married Forever, But People Change
“If I could go back to that girl walking down the aisle, crying as she looked at the love of her life, thinking this was forever, I wouldn’t whisper in her ear to not do it.”
‘I listened to him yell ‘mama’ 67 times while he banged on the bathroom door during my shower. 67 times.’: Mom candidly shares ‘we are so beyond worn out’
“While I stood under the hot water drowning in my tears because I couldn’t bear the sound of his voice anymore, I had no will to reply. I had no will to keep a conversation going while in the shower. I had no will to keep a conversation when I desperately needed a few minutes to myself.”
‘I see you buying kinder eggs, teethers, matching outfits, and snacks for your babies without question. Skimming the men’s section anytime you go to TJ Maxx.’: Mom urges ‘your cup is worth filling with more than just coffee’
“But guess what mama? Buy the damn rings, purse, massage, shirt, girls trip. Your cup is worth filling with more than just coffee.”
