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How bipolar disorder shaped my experience of motherhood

What my therapist told me blew me away: bipolar disorder, he told me, is something we can manage.

Instagrammer shares easy trick for making stainless steel degreaser spray at home: ‘works like a charm’

“The world needs to know.”

Gentle parenting sets impossible standards—these gentle-ish philosophies work for me

Parents, especially mothers, put so much pressure on themselves to be perfect for their children—but that’s an impossible standard.

This is exactly how to negotiate flexibility after maternity leave

The best way to think about this conundrum is to view it as a business negotiation.

Moms aren’t ‘better’ at parenthood—we just know no one else will do what we do

When the mental load of motherhood is getting heavy, it's okay to ask for help.

Company lets you mail in your old, unwanted clothes for credit to purchase brand new gear

“Send your old crap back for recycling and your Closet Cash can be immediately used on new stuff,” the company succinctly puts it on its website

25 holiday party outfits for every event on your calendar

Take a break from athleisure for a night and rock one of these get ups instead.

What I didn’t get about being a mom in your early twenties until I became one

It has made me anew and cracked me open in ways unimaginable. 

I binged the first four ‘Yellowstone,’ but I won’t watch Season 5

I wish I had never started watching.

I’ve worn these best-selling joggers for two years and they still look brand new

I was a brand loyal, Lululemon lover until I discovered Vuori clothing.

Being a new mom is hard enough—so let’s stop giving Rebel Wilson grief for leaving the house

Mom shaming has to stop

I’m a self-proclaimed workaholic: Here’s how I began to reprioritize my family

How a mindset shift allowed me to reimagine motherhood. 

How burnout impacts me as a parent with depression

Burnout impacts nearly three-fourths of all working adults, and it definitely intersects with other aspects of our identities too.

Baby gut health is a powerful tool when it comes to allergies and eczema

By providing transparency into what is in their baby’s gut, parents can take action sooner and get to the root cause of the baby's gassiness, allergies and other chronic conditions.

I’m afraid of having a second child and giving my firstborn less of me

Because I know that in due time, these moments that are usually made up of just us won’t be the same anymore.

I stopped praising my husband for doing what he’s supposed to be doing—and you should too

Because dads aren’t extra help. They aren’t live-in babysitters. They’re parents—just like us moms.

Working on my mental health as a parent

So let me be frank: I’m not “doing it all.” I’m not operating at full capacity in every area of my life. I’m no longer trying to be a perfect mom.

The silver lining to raising children without grandparents

There are certainly times we feel an acute sense of absence, but what I have begun to realize are actually the unique benefits of our position.