Inevitably, life gets unstable at times. We can be going along just fine, and then out of the blue, we’re thrown off kilter. Suddenly, everything we thought we knew feels shaky and uncertain. In my family’s life, instability was …
Permission to Feel What I Feel
Small talk is a curious thing. It is often thought rude not to engage in small talk with strangers, but we rarely strengthen relationships or open ourselves up when we do so. I especially struggled with small talk following the …
Together We Are Motherhood: Meeting the Birthmother
Just be yourself. It was advice from many friends and family as we pulled up to the small brick house in Maryland. I wore a black and white striped dress and leggings, both worn from many washings, deciding to wear something …