Encouragement

We were all warned growing up. Beware the mother-in-law. I can't remember where and when it started. Snippets from adult conversations. Books, movies, TV shows. Definitely Everybody Loves Raymond. I was in high school when I watched Jennifer Lopez's and Jane Fonda's...

It is such a controversial statement, especially living in southwest Louisiana. Almost worse than saying you want no kids. You don’t say it out loud, in case someone unplanned will hear you. Confessing it in an anonymous forum is...

I've always been attracted to a fairly diverse group of people. I like people who live and think differently than I do. I am at my core #nosyAF. So, learning about as many different kinds of people as possible...

It was all NICU's fault. To be honest, it was a relief. My baby had to spend four days in the NICU and among the magic that NICU nurses possess, it is getting a baby to easily take a pacifier....

I do not like conflict. I think that's a statement most can relate to. Conflict is awkward. It is emotional. It changes relationships. It can be so easy to just shove aside feelings and ignore issues to preserve the peace between ourselves...

It was a few months ago. I was speaking to a friend on the phone who was struggling. She wasn't going to be seeing any family for Christmas due to the pandemic and vulnerable ages of her parents and...

Before baby, it was so easy. While I had a weakness of margaritas and queso, and struggled a bit on always eating healthy, I could always count on my commitment to fitness. Cycling, bootcamp, Barre, Lagree, HIIT, yoga, personal training,...

Hey Mama, if you're here reading this now, it probably means that your little one has recently found their groove. Congrats! That groove is everything.  Maybe they are just starting to roll over or perhaps beginning to crawl (or doing...

I am the very proud mama of a tenacious, empowered, and brilliant two year old. And I am losing my ever-loving mind. With our first daughter, I seem to have missed the terrible twos. My first-born was always a...

I had a glaring realization prior to a session with my therapist a month or so ago: My softness has hardened. It's something that happened gradually over time. I don't know that I was ever a truly "soft-hearted" person who could...