Tag: mental health
How To Take a Mom-Cation
As a mom of twin 4-year-olds, wife, daughter, and business owner, I am constantly overwhelmed, over-touched, and overstimulated. As a Sex & Relationship Coach,...
Our Family’s YouTube Detox: Reading the Classics
It was a brilliant Saturday morning, the sun shining, the air warm—just the type of day my kids loved for playing outside. Yet instead...
What if I Don’t Want to Lean In?
I love being a working mom. Having a career and a life outside of raising my children is something I value. Despite all this,...
Stop Trying to Be the Best Mom
We all long to hear those words, "Oh, you are the best mom ever!" I've said it to others and sincerely come from a...
Postpartum Anxiety: Prioritizing Your Mental Health
Well before I even thought about becoming a mother, I heard the term 'post-partum depression.' In the 80s and 90s, post-partum depression was not...
Postpartum Support International: Climb Out of the Darkness
I have suffered from postpartum PTSD and anxiety and consider myself a warrior and now an advocate. At the time, like so many other...
Meet Alison: Discovering the Next Chapter
Hi, I’m Alison. I’ve been married since 2009, and my husband and I have two daughters, ages 11 and 8. We’ve lived in Trumbull...
Millennial Moms, It’s Okay
Moms, especially millennial moms, feel pressure to take on everything and do it all well. For me, it is just engrained in my body...
Being a Mom Doesn’t Fill My Cup
Molly Sims recently summed up my feelings on motherhood. She said, “My two favorite things in life are being with my kids and not...
Aging Gracefully: Can It Be Done?
I hit the 40-year mark this year, and while I'm not old, I'm certainly older.
I might still feel 20 on the inside, but my...