mindfulness

To my son: You won’t always need me like you do now

But today you do.

Photographer calls out dads’ behavior for family photos in viral TikTok

"It absolutely drives me insane that these men are complaining, because as a mom and a wife and a photographer, I know that this mom booked the shoot because her husband never takes photos of her and never takes photos of her and her kids."

4 podcasts I listen to as a Black mom

They are the anchor that keeps me connected to myself—and gives me reassurance that I am not alone on this journey of parent and motherhood.

How to build an intentional morning routine to help find yourself again

Because motherhood is often a rush—but that doesn't mean you have to get lost in the thick of it.

Does praising ‘real’ celebrity bodies actually help normalize regular ‘real’ bodies?

My fear is that we as a society have gotten so acclimated to hiding behind filters and only sharing the staged versions of ourselves, that we forgot how being genuine and authentic is not a revolution, but a normalcy.

Channeling Stuart Smalley: How morning ‘mirror mantras’ have changed my entire day

Mirror mantras have empowered me to use my voice.

Women should be able to exist without fearing for our lives

Eliza Fletcher was a woman. She was a mom. She was a wife. She was me—and countless other women who exercise or run errands alone.

My ‘unnecessary’ Target trips are ABSOLUTELY necessary—and I’m not sorry for it

Because as a mom, we all need a place that feels crucial to our identity—and Target is just that place.

I’m dating myself again—and it’s everything

I’ve been consumed by motherhood and marriage for so long. It’s time to get to know me again.

How I’m raising proud Hispanic children

I realized that my children don’t need to relive my childhood to appreciate their heritage, just like I didn’t have to relive my father’s. They will appreciate being Hispanic in a different way than me. 

I’m done having babies, and I wasn’t ready for the grief

Grief over the empty nest syndrome. Of not being needed in the same way. Of having to rediscover who I am apart from children.

I need a break from my kid—and that doesn’t make me a bad mom

It makes me human.

We all want our kids to ‘be happy’—but what if they’re not?

I want my kid to be happy, but I also want him to experience the range of emotions that life offers. And I want him to be able to talk about those experiences with me.

Moms accomplish more when we don’t tear each other down

Because we already have it tough enough as is.

No one told me how lonely motherhood can be—and I was unprepared for the seclusion

The one part being feeling isolated, especially in new motherhood.

I’m prioritizing time with my baby right now, and that’s OK

Because I know how fleeting time is, and that these precious moments are ones we will never get back.

Viral video shows how easy it is to alter your body shape—and the results are shocking

We all know it happens. But this reminder is reopening a vital conversation about the extent of body photoshopping on social media.

Women fake orgasms to boost men’s masculinity, study shows

Women who make more money than their male partners are twice as likely to fake orgasms.

My daughter’s friend betrayed her. Here’s how we handled it

Sometimes, kids need to be given the opportunity to correct their mistakes and learn from them. And sometimes, that looks like allowing them to learn right from wrong in a way that’s constructive and not punishing.

To my friends who grew distant after I became a mom, I wish you could see that I’m still me

I know that I have a kid now, but I am so much more than just a mom.