Depression

Each day I wake up, from the non-restful sleep I attempted the night before, my mind is already racing with panic and fear of what lies ahead.  I worry about their moods, their happiness, their fears, and their successes.  I worry about what’s happening for dinner, what’s happening tomorrow, what’s …

It’s all over the news. Suicide is a terrifying thing for parents to think about. And the statistics are real: it’s the third leading cause of death in people 15-24, behind accidents and homicide. With social media in our everyday lives and more non-stop avenues for teens to bully each …

Becoming a mom is truly life changing. I often hear the expression, “people don’t change,” but I couldn’t disagree more. Being a parent has changed me in so many ways. A very good childhood friend of mine is now my brother’s fiancé, and they just had their first child a …

By Megan Clowers, OMD at Saint Mary’s Center for Family and Integrated Medicine.  Have you ever been curious or perhaps even skeptical about acupuncture? You’re not alone. In recent years, acupuncture has been gaining in popularity…we’ve seen it on the news, on the Instagram feeds of celebrities and yes, even …

I have no idea why as mothers we have the urge to prove that we’re doing better than EVERYONE else out there or why we think that WE have it harder. Mommy wars are becoming an epidemic that just needs to stop. Why are we labeling each other to pin ourselves …

With tragedy after tragedy happening on a seemingly endless cycle in our world, I reached out to a local child Psychologist for some advice about how to talk about death with children. This solicitation was prompted after a heart-breaking conversation about death with my kindergartener, and realization that my husband …

October is popularly known as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” but it is also a month devoted to another women’s health advocacy campaign, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I felt inclined to share my story, one that I know will resonate with women on this blog. I’m a Certified Nurse …

Many mothers have said they did not believe in love at first sight until they laid eyes on their baby for the first time. But what about when their children are out of sight? Are they out of mind? Most mothers I know would say absolutely not. Our children are …

Motherhood is the most amazing experience a woman can have, changing our lives forever as we sacrifice everything to care for these defenseless little human beings. We give up sleep, food, timely bathroom breaks, and deal with the daily stressors all this change can create in our relationships. And some …

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a mom. Maybe it’s because I’m the oldest of four children and I grew up babysitting my siblings. Maybe it’s because my own mother was a stay-at-home mom. Maybe it’s just who I am, who I always would’ve …