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Keep up with the latest news on what matters most to your family, from public health to parenting and maybe some celebrity gossip, too.

Ashley Graham

Ashley Graham gets real about postpartum recovery on her latest Instagram post

"I wanted to show you guys that it's not all rainbows and butterflies!" Graham wrote on an Instagram snap.

Vanessa Bryant shares a heartbreaking post about processing her grief

"My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone. I can't process both at the same time. It's like I'm trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me. it feels wrong," shares Bryant.

The best-dressed mamas from the 2020 Oscars

These mamas came prepared for the biggest night in Hollywood.

mom snuggling newborn baby

This mama’s Facebook post is going viral because it’s what we all need to read today

"Always have an extra large bag of chicken nuggets waiting in the freezer for quick lunches or nights you're too tired to cook dinner."

What went viral this week: A mom defends Shakira and J. Lo + the beauty of working motherhood

There's a lot of heavy news this week so let's look at the lighter side of this week's headlines.

This TEDx talk explains what would happen if we nurtured mothers

"Somewhere along the way we stop taking care of mothers. As you'll see, the consequences are pretty dire. But that also means that when we fix it, the impact will be profound," Spalding says.

Jessica Simpson standing in a desert

Why Jessica Simpson’s sexual abuse revelations are so powerful

"I was a preacher's daughter. I was taught to be a virgin until I got married, and so I never wanted to share these sexual things that were happening because I didn't want to hurt anybody," shares Simpson. Eventually, she summoned up the courage to tell her mom and dad what was going on—knowing even at that young age she was dropping a bombshell on them.

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s viral half-time show has America talking

These incredible mothers (plus one of their daughters) made an incredible statement on that stage last night.

The Iowa caucus is not set up to include mothers—and that’s a problem

When Cedar Rapids Gazette columnist Lyz Lenz asked "How do you caucus with a baby?" she sparked a national conversation

Vanessa Bryant’s first Instagram post after losing Kobe + Gianna is so powerful

"Thank you for all the prayers. We definitely need them," shared Bryant.

Blake Lively is refreshingly open about what it’s like to have 3 kids

"It's like going from two to 3,000," Lively says. "I mean, we have so many children. It's pretty crazy. We're outnumbered, and it's a lot."

Jessica Simpson with her baby

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."

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