Mental Health

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also Born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Becoming a mom began to change me almost...

  “A simplified life means that what has to get done will get done. And when we pare down life to its simplest, most beautifully basic parts, we’re left with room to enjoy each other, to rest, and to truly...

Last weekend, I lost my one-year-old. I looked up and she was gone. And in an instant I was bellowing. I was a frantic mama cow bellowing for her baby. My fear turned to confusion when everyone started laughing;...

I’m due for a cry. As a kid, I was a bit of a crybaby. I was always sensitive and anything from a skinned knee, to a bad grade, to seeing someone else suffering could set me off. In...

  Literally, no one I know in the year 2021 needs to spend more time with their kids. After making weekend plans with my partner I received some very passive-aggressive comments from someone I considered a good friend; a lot of...

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...

Disclosure :: This post is written by Dr. Jeremy Knott and sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes. Seasonal Affective Disorder impacts 15 percent of Americans. Here are some tips to help you break the cycle and feel more like...

In general, the holidays are a difficult time for those who are grieving. Infertility is a different type of grief, because you're grieving for something you've never had. It is a constant loop of grief every month. During Christmas,...

The year 2020 has been hard; like unprecedentedly hard. Despite an impressive communal effort to constantly seek the bright side, this dumpster fire of a year has definitely had more valleys than peaks. If you're like me, you might periodically...

September is Suicide Awareness month. Unfortunately this is a subject I have dealt with this on more than one occasion. Losing someone is never easy. Losing someone who takes their own life can be even harder. I have dealt with...