Health + Wellness

Hey, I get it.  I've had three kids and am well into my thirties. I'm settled into my wonderful adult life, and for the most part, content with my physical appearance...although overall less wrinkles and lumps would be preferable. However,...

Tis the summer season when the kids are spending more time around the house, when you are visiting friends and family or hosting guests in your home. Its an important time to review medication safety in your home. Did...

A huge smile beamed across the room of our Babygarten library circle, and a gentle soul with blond hair looked up at me. My friend Danielle introduced me to Rosemary, commenting that "she always has the best smile." She was...

My husband was making dinner when we heard the typical “I don’t want that” comment from my four-and-a-half-year-old when she heard what was for dinner. I was curious what Addison would choose to eat, so I asked! She thought...

As I was relaxing in my backyard, reflecting on motherhood on the Saturday before Mother's Day, my face under the umbrella's shadow and my feet and legs enjoying some vitamin D; I was struck again by the fact that my...

I am part of several "mom" groups on facebook and the consistent theme I keep hearing is how exhausted everyone is. Between playgroups, toilet training, carpool, making breakfast, lunch, dinner, cleaning, nursing, keeping teenagers alive, volunteering, working...(do I really...

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. For the first time, here is my story... From the outside looking in, we had a pretty normal family. We seemed just like every other family in the neighborhood. We had pets, we had...

Our second son arrived over two months ago and completed our family of four. We are so happy and blessed and sure that there will be no more babies in this household. No more pregnancies. Done and done. :) My postpartum...

Being a mom, having mom friends, and working with moms, I’ve noticed a theme of complaints that arise for why we can’t take care of themselves. For the sake of time, I’ll just stick to one: TIME. (I'm hilarious.) We are...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. As you may know, I am a survivor of advanced stage cervical cancer. This experience flipped my life (including motherhood) completely upside down. Once the surgeries, chemo, and radiation were over, I expected to...