Don't Be Fooled...the "Baby Blues" Aren't Cute

"Baby blues" sounds so sweet, innocent even, as cute as a baby’s bright eyes. Don’t let the moniker fool you though. You may have something real and challenging going on inside of you even if your doctor has said you do not have postpartum depression (PPD); or even if you...

Every Mama Needs a Village--Even Before Your Baby is Born

I'm a new mom of a 6-week old baby girl, and when you're pregnant waiting for your first child to arrive it really is a magically beautiful time. It's also an anxiety riddled time full of uncertainty, doubt, and confusion and these only become heightened as the due date approaches....

Mom New-Year Resolutions

It’s that time of year. Ready or not, here comes 2017. Before we go setting ourselves up with unrealistic goals we’ll forget by month’s (week’s?) end, let’s set up something that will create a lifetime of treasures. A few themes I tend to revisit annually include: I will set aside...