Melissa Guida-Richards

Melissa Guida-Richards is a twenty-five-year-old stay-at-home mother and writer. She frequently writes for THE MIGHTY, and her blog Spoonie-Mama features frequent posts on parenting, chronic pain, mental illness and adoption. She has a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Criminal Justice. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest.

Life

My son was 6 months old when I found out I was pregnant again—and I was devastated

How dare I feel this way when other women yearned for biological children?

Life

Learning that I’m bipolar made me a better mom

It was like putting on glasses for the first time—everything made sense.