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Domestic Violence Survivor: Lessons for My Daughter
Being a domestic violence survivor is a difficult and traumatic experience that can have long-lasting effects on a person's life. For me, it was...
Cake and Conversation: A Coming Out Story
It was a regular day--well as regular of a day that was possible during the sourdough/banana bread days of the pandemic, and my daughter...
I don’t like Mother’s Day – and it’s ok
I don’t like Mother’s Day - and it’s ok. Over the past couple of years, around this time, there starts to be social media...
Living With & Fearing My Pelvic Organ Prolapse
What is a Pelvic Organ Prolapse? It's when the pelvic floor organs (bladder, uterus, rectum, and/or vagina) have weakened and descend into the vagina...
Prescribing Away Anxiety
I picked up a prescription today. It isn’t an antibiotic. It isn’t birth control. It is an anti-anxiety medication. Since May is Mental Health...
Why I’m Not Prioritizing My Job
I work full time from home, but I am not always stuck at my desk or constantly on my laptop working, or even working...
5 Tips: Help! My Parents and In-Laws Do Not Help!
Let’s be honest, some grandparents are more work than help. When my parents or in-laws visit for the weekend, they do not help. Most...
My Journey Towards Creating A Hopeful Home For My Family
Appreciating The Best In Us
The greatest thing to come out of the last year is a deeper understanding of my family members. We were...
My Second Birth: Giving Birth Again After a Traumatic Birth
When you’ve experienced a traumatic birth, how do you go through with a second pregnancy? I wrote about my experience here of experiencing a...
Did I get COVID-19 from my kids?
This article tells a personal experience from the author and all opinions are those of the anonymous writer. The writer and her family are...
Our Daughter’s Birth Defect and How We Coped
In my 13 years of marriage, I've had 7 pregnancies and 4 children.
Pregnancies and Miscarriages
In the beginning, pregnancy was difficult to achieve. I was...
Michelle Obama Is Exactly What I Needed When I Was Miscarrying
After carrying my first baby to term, enjoying every single sonogram during the pregnancy, I was thrilled to find out I was pregnant for...
Traveling Spouse Blues
Parenting without the support of family is a wide-spread DC problem. For instance, military spouses are acutely aware of how isolating parenting can be with...
Healing from a Traumatic Birth: Where to Get Started
Certainly, no one expects to experience a traumatic birth, to enter a hospital and wonder if you will be leaving. Even after the health...