There she is. Running after her toddler or kissing away a boo-boo or looking like she hasn’t slept in weeks. There she is rocking the baby until her arms are numb, playing puzzles on the floor, eating leftovers because she …
Medicine For a Mom’s Soul
There is a voice that inhabits every mother’s head. It is a voice of shame and doubt, and it points a finger inward, berating us for all our shortcomings. Today you slacked off, it whispers. Today you made mistakes. Today you were …
Momma Needs Running Shoes Too
I stood in the soccer cleats section of the big box athletic store, a retailer for any sport and any size person. The sale rack was lined with Nike, Adidas and a Diadora or two. I had no idea what …
Husband Health: Removing the Roadblocks
This is the second part of a series on encouraging your husband to pursue a healthier lifestyle. So, you said your vows and now you’re a couple of kids in and the man you married may have packed on a …
Husband Health: Choosing Influence Over Control
A decade or so has passed since you said “I do” to that virile, young, healthy specimen you fell in love with. You had a couple kids, life became more hectic, fast food became more convenient, exercise became less convenient, …
Teaching My Daughter Health, Not a Perfect Body
I recently overheard two mothers openly fat shaming their 6-month-old daughters to one another, saying how they couldn’t wait until their girls could walk, so they could lose some weight. Body image has never been something I wanted to discuss …
When Your Bundle of Joy Brings a Bundle of Blues: Understanding Perinatal Depression
“Is it just me?” “Why can I not get it together?” These thoughts plague many women throughout the journey of motherhood. In fact, if you can honestly say you have never had them, we need to have lunch! I want …
Health in Moments: Embracing Motherhood With an Autoimmune Disease
I divide the timeline of my life as pre-disease and post-disease. But this is a new division. Just over six months ago, the same week my book “Overcomer: Breaking Down the Walls of Shame and Rebuilding Your Soul” was released, I woke …
Working Out in Style
Working out can be a great stress reliever … so don’t stress on what to wear while working out! With these tips you will always look amazing in the gym, no matter what your activity of choice. Yoga Wear leggings. …
Are You Sad . . . or Depressed?
Everyone has an occasional low day. Sometimes sadness is triggered by big stuff: the loss of someone special, getting fired, money problems, marriage problems, mommy problems, mother-in-law problems. Sometimes sadness results from smaller stuff: lack of sleep, a messy house, …
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