Tag: motherhood

When a celebrity gives birth, we are often bombarded with photos of the mother beaming the widest of smiles and lovingly gazing into the...

Parenting has always seemed like a constant adjusting to shifting variables, most of them outside of your control. And to be frank, that's a...

Life with a 20-month-old has been a perpetual lesson in adapting and going with the flow. From the get-go, this kid has zigged when...

Let me paint a picture for you. I'm holding a newborn. My apartment is dark, and I'm sitting in a red bucket chair. I'm...

The ability to power through is an internal switch that flips when you become a mom (along with the maternal instinct). But the word...

Self-care isn’t a moment. It’s a lifestyle. The simple, idealistic way to approach self-care (the way it’s portrayed in the media and casually discussed in...

Before having children of my own, Mother’s Day was a bittersweet occasion. Even before the advent of social media, where every card and gift...

This month my daughter turns four years old and when I share my birth experience, friends always get surprised (I gave birth to two...

Can I be honest? Really honest?  It’s a dirty little secret that oftentimes society tells us is a horrible experience. Okay, here it is... Raising teens is one...

What if we changed the way we approach mothering? And I don’t just mean women or those who’ve birthed babies; I mean all people....