Life

I want my kids to have a ‘Sandlot’ summer

Without realizing it, "The Sandlot" movie formed the framework for my lazy summer parenting philosophy.

My mom rage is a product of overstimulation

I often find myself in this out-of-body experience—watching this whirlwind of disarray run its course through my life, leaving me an overwrought and overwhelmed mother just trying her best to mend the pieces back together.

Forget bulky nursing covers–this breastfeeding hat is the mama accessory you need

Stealth, stylish feeding like the pro you are, mama.

Motherhood changes friendships—but maintaining your community is so worth it

After having a baby, I honestly didn't expect friendship to be so hard—or so important. But I am finding that they are equally both.

Before you know it, your little one is graduating to middle school—and it’s a really big deal

As all these emotions are flooding our hearts and slipping out as tears, we renew our commitment to always be their safe place.

To my husband: Watching you be a father makes me fall in love with you all over again

I don’t know if you ever dreamed of being a father when you were little, but you were destined to be the father of our kids.

As a single mama, I’m celebrating on Father’s Day too

As a single mother by choice, Father’s Day is not a day of mourning; it’s a day of celebrating.

Where’s the village everyone keeps talking about?

"The thought of doing motherhood alone scared me so I was intentional about building my village."

The transition to becoming a mom of two is beautiful—but also hard

I knew this new journey would come with many bumps along the way, and that there’d be new lessons to be learned. But it’s exhausting, testing, challenging, and demanding in every way imaginable. 

6 lies about marriage after kids

Your relationship might become less spontaneous after kids, but that doesn’t mean it’s less exciting.

For our children, it’s time we stop forgetting

No number of days is enough to erase the deaths of innocent children who had mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters who loved them. No amount of time is enough to forget the violent state we’re living in.

Ashley Graham (and Fig.1!) gave me the skin care routine I’ve been seeking

My postpartum skin needed this.

When your kids are all grown up and summer doesn’t feel the same

It’s every old cliche, good-intentioned advice, “The days are long but the years are short.” But no one tells you how short.

Everything I want for my child and everything I’m afraid of

How would I tell him that classrooms are a place for books and not for bullets? How would I tell him that kids can become angels, too—as heavy as that thought may be to fathom? 

Therapy made me a better mom—and wife

I was so used to giving even when I was on an empty tank. But in the end, I was doing myself (and everyone around me) a disservice.

Grieving the loss of my father was complicated by motherhood

Even though I’m a rational person, my heart couldn’t process death being forever. 

To the mama raising a ‘wild child’ like Prince Louis

I know what it’s like to constantly wonder whether you’re doing right by your child, whether you’re giving them the space to be who they are while also teaching them to respect the world around them. 

When depression makes you feel like an awful parent

"Depression looks different from person to person, just like parenting styles differ from parent to parent."