When Your Children’s Age Gap Grows Larger Than Planned
by Maureen Zhao
I always thought I’d have a lot of kids. I assumed I’d get married younger, much like most of my college friends, and I assumed I’d stay home with my...
Welcome To The Parenthood Club
by Liz Murray
It sounds cliche, but it’s true: Before you become a parent, you really have no idea what you’re in for. No amount of research can prepare you for the real...
Mom Hair at its Worst
Stretch marks? Ok, I knew they were coming. Areas of stored “brown fat” my midwife told me would be impossible to exercise away until I was done nursing? Made my...
Motherhood: The Most Empowering Part of My Life
by Liz Murray
When it comes to empowering women today, career ambitions often take center stage. Ask a young girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and we applaud answers...
The Story of the Death of My Old Life
The lady with the cards didn’t look like what I pictured a tarot card reader to look like but, perhaps, it was her middle-aged, motherly look that put me at...
Feel Better, Do Better: A Health and Wellness Pep-Talk for Moms {Part 4}
In this installment of my series, I want to talk about something that’s on the minds of most of the moms I talk to on a daily basis: weight loss....
First Trimester Isolation
by Maureen Zhao
One of the most beautiful times of many women’s lives has turned out to be the most isolating time in mine. The first trimester of pregnancy. Pregnancy is supposed to...
I’m Okay with Not Being First
by Cari Dugan
My husband and I have four sweet children. We adopted our youngest, domestically, 18 months ago. She is the light of our home, we all are enamored with her sweet...
Postpartum Hair Loss & Bed Sweats
What in the… You guys. This is no joke. There are so many things. So many things you get told about what to expect for your postpartum recovery. The depression,...
Dear Postpartum Body
Dear Postpartum Body, You’ve been through a lot this year. You expanded to hold a healthy, seven pound, ten ounce baby boy. And then, like a flower reaching up for...
My Story with Twin to Twin Syndrome (TTTS)
by Lauren
December is International Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness month and the 7th is World Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness Day. Never heard of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)?...
A Tale of Two Pregnancies
by Liz Murray
It’s the best of times; it’s the worst of times. On the one hand: The awe of growing a new life inside you, the unforgettable feeling of those first gentle...
Yoga Gave Me Strength Off the Mat
{Photo credit: Nik Linde} Going through a 10-year battle with infertility made me realize how much my yoga practice gave me strength. During this time, I needed to be in...
