“Without my label, I wouldn’t have the family, life, and job that I love and I wouldn’t be writing this very article that illuminates it.”
‘Yes, you are neurodivergent, but you’re an adult so you can deal.’ I am anticipated to pour from an empty cup.’: Neurodivergent mom expresses the impact of labels, lack of support
How A Two-Word Instagram Message Led Me To The Love Of My Life
“Jason was in the middle of a divorce. My life felt like a series of breakups. So you can imagine my skepticism when someone wanted to fly down to take me on a date without having met him in person before.”
If It Wasn’t For C-Sections, My Daughter And I Wouldn’t Have Survived
“The stigma around C-sections makes women feel ashamed, alone, and depressed. We aren’t offered much support once we are sent home. But the trauma doesn’t stay at the hospital – it lives in us forever.”
10 Ways To Love Yourself, Then Someone Else
“Practicing personal development as a couple is you are constantly communicating freely and truly, you learn about yourself, each other, and you both as a couple.”
‘For parents like me, the season of being waist-deep in caring for our child won’t end. The weeds are where we live.’: Special needs mom says ‘I know I’m not alone’
“I read an article by a mom of young kids. Her life revolved around them. She reminded her friends she was ‘in the weeds,’ but it won’t last forever. For parents like me, the weeds are where we live.”
‘My daughter was placed on my chest. Then I began hemorrhaging over half my blood volume.’: Mom recounts traumatic birth of miracle twins
“My journey to motherhood was less than traditional.”
Being Married To The Working Man Isn’t Easy
“I resent his job at times. But I’ll never resent the man behind the hard work. For all the hours I miss him, I’m grateful for the hours he’s putting in.”
6 Weeks Of Maternity Leave Is A Cruel Joke
“The system is not designed to support mothers and families. I learned this the hard way after my first baby was born.”
To The Mama Signing Your Boy Up For Little League: That Tiny Glove Is About To Become Your Most Precious Keepsake
“You’re signing up for awkward first encounters with new parents. For a backseat full of competitively rowdy (and stinky) boys. For a pretty penny in shiny new equipment. And for a lifetime supply of OxiClean with a membership to the ‘where the hell did you leave your jersey’ club. But you’re also signing up for sun-drenched memories to last a lifetime. Mama, you’re about to fall in love.”
‘Dani, you’re done.’ I accepted the truth I’d been killing myself to cover up. Alcohol had taken me away. I was an addict.’: Mom shares sobriety journey after decade of addiction
“I don’t know why it didn’t hit me 10 years earlier, but clarity finally came around like a baseball bat to the face. I was trembling as I held my daughter. The idea of losing everything was finally scarier than the idea of living without alcohol.”