Tag: mental health
I Set Down the Screen: Here’s What Happened Next
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a dumpster fire mixed with a sharknado atop a mountain of garbage. In other words:...
When We Don’t Enjoy Parenting
When I became a parent in 2015, I really thought I had parenting in the bag. I had been a babysitter or nanny for...
5 Tips for Surviving Election Season
It seems as if every presidential election season is one to be survived, but the year 2020 seems like a particularly hard presidential election...
So…We’re Still In A Pandemic
I drive down the road and see packed parking lots. I scroll social media and see pictures of birthday parties, girl's night out, and...
How I’m {Somewhat} Holding It Together While It All Falls Apart
Ah, 2020. If you were a haircut, you'd be "The Karen". If you were a cake, you'd be an olive loaf. And if you...
My Husband’s Depression and Me
My husband has struggled with depression for most of his life. It’s not unique to our marriage or even his adulthood. Early childhood trauma...
Mama, Don’t Rush The Little Years
Perhaps you've heard the phrase 'you're gonna miss this' more times than you'd like to count. But let me tell you, mama, you may...
5 Lies Moms Tell Themselves
I looked around my house, frustrated with the never ending to-do list that I have running through my head. It unraveled like an old...
Invisible Struggles, Invisible Victories
For as long as I can remember, I've had some sort of mental health issue. I don't know why that was so scary to...
Depression: A Brief Primer
Depression has always been there.
I am sensitive. I get that. Even before ever having children, my heart carried heavier burdens than it "should". I've...
A Mom’s Silent Struggle with Social Anxiety
Great Expectations
I had been looking forward to this baby shower for months. When I was pregnant with my firstborn eight years ago, the only...
What I Learned from a Six Dollar Anthropologie Mug
I was at Anthropologie with three of my close friends. We were headed to a girls-only weekend at the lake for the first time...