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Babywearing did so much for my mental health when I became a mom of 2

Babywearing is about much more than keeping your hands free.

I don’t want kids—but I’ll love yours

I don’t know if other women dream of becoming aunts. But it’s the highest honor I can think of for someone who loves children but doesn’t want her own.

This soothing roll-on is my secret weapon for headaches

And it's affordable, portable and 100% natural.

Mama, just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean you need to be a ‘new you’

Instead of demanding change from ourselves in an ever-changing and demanding world, what about letting ourselves come into growth and change naturally? Let’s travel gently into the new year together. 

To the mom who feels fragile this holiday season

You deserve to be handled with care, too.

Your morning coffee could be making your anxiety worse

Not to be the bearer of bad news, but… here are other energy boosters to try.

How to navigate the 2021 holiday season—safely

It's our second pandemic Christmas, but things are a bit brighter this year.

5 ways to make peace with mom guilt and actually prioritize your self-care

Repeat after us: Self-care is not selfish.

Mothers are burned out because they carry an entire broken society on their backs

More than ever before, mothers are being asked to do the labor of an entire community—without any load being lightened.

AAP says the mental health crisis in children is officially a ‘national emergency’

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other leading pediatric experts such…

5 strategies for coping with a new round of Covid anxiety, from a therapist

It’s our third school year living with Covid. Setting boundaries and managing…

Your kid’s drop-off meltdowns are normal—here’s what experts do about them

Validating feelings, dispelling fears and incorporating secret handshakes (!) can help all involved.

You can’t be a perfect mother. So be a ‘good enough’ mother.

Children are resilient and their emotional responses in the moment are not a measure of how good you are as a mother.

Best-selling author Katherine May on why ‘wintering’ is important for the mental health of moms

Her book 'Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times' is a must-read for anyone struggling with the pressures of motherhood.

Prince Harry + Oprah get real about mental health in powerful new docuseries trailer

"The Me You Can't See" releases on Apple TV+ on Friday, May 21st.

Shay Mitchell is ‘nervous’ to have baby #2 for mental health reasons

The actress is getting candid about her desire to give her daughter a sibling—and the major fear that's affecting her decision to have another baby.

To the first-time mama

To the first-time mama: It’s normal to feel nervous and excited as…

‘I’m just tapped out’: This mom of 5 is going viral for saying what we all feel

"The laptop wouldn't connect to the internet. The baby was fussing. My oldest was frustrated I had to pull her from what she was in the middle of. I had noise coming from each room with all the kids trying to, you know, 'school', and it took every fiber of my being not to throw the laptop off the table."

Generic Xanax recalled for contamination: What you need to know

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., issued a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of Alprazolam tablets because of the presence of a foreign substance.

A mother seeking help for her mental health loses custody of her children, instead—and it’s so wrong

Perfectly normal feelings resulted in a perfectly NOT normal response. We need to do better.