Zara Hanawalt

Zara Hanawalt is a twin mom, writer/editor, and graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She has been writing in the motherhood space for years (long before she became a mom herself!) and also covers health, entertainment, style and culture. When she's not on deadline, you can find her trying new restaurants, reading, or traveling with her family. Zara lives in Chicago with her husband, son, and daughter.

Viral & Trending

What went viral this week: A Starbucks-themed playroom + a nanny ad that proves how much moms need support

Here's what went viral in the world of parenthood this week.

Celebrity News

Jessica Simpson is refreshingly honest about how alcohol impacted her motherhood

"I had to give [drinking] up," Jessica said. "I'm not going to miss another day. I'm not going to miss another Halloween. I'm not going to miss another Christmas. I'm going to be present."

Celebrity News

Serena Williams just won her first title since becoming a mom

And donated her prize money to fighting Australian wildfires.

Celebrity News

What went viral this week: Jen Garner gets a mama paycheck + a dad’s genius bottle cleaning hack

Here are the headlines making us smile this week.

Registry

Toy libraries are genius and we need more of them

They help kids play while reducing mama's clutter.

Children's Health

This year’s flu is setting hospital records: What parents need to know

The goods news? There are ways to minimize your child's chances of catching the flu.

Celebrity News

8 viral celeb photos from 2019 that showed how real motherhood is

Hilary Duff, Chrissy Teigen and Gabrielle Union-Wade were just a few mamas who could relate.

Celebrity News

What went viral this week: SNL understands the struggle of kids clothes + Ashley Graham’s refreshing honesty

Here are the viral headlines making us smile this week.

Celebrity News

Kim Kardashian is refreshingly honest about photoshopping North into family photo

The holiday card taking picture struggle is real.

Celebrity News

Even Beyoncé finds working motherhood really, really hard

She recently opened up about her struggles—and we never thought we'd say this—but we kind of feel like we can relate to Beyoncé.

Baby Names

These are the top baby names of 2019 🎉

According to babynames.com

Life

What went viral this week: Dwayne Wade defends his son + a baby was born on a plane

Here are the headlines making us smile this week, mama.