Anyone who is sick of being pregnant, is past their due date or is trying to avoid an induction has Googled “inducing labor naturally.” I sure have. I have compiled a list of things that I tried with each of my 2 girls in no particular order, with the reasoningContinue Reading
“Healthy food is too expensive.” “I can’t afford to eat well.” “I’m too poor to shop at Whole Foods.” These are common excuses for eating poorly, and they’re not entirely unfounded. Fresh produce and sustainably sourced meats and fish can be expensive. I certainly don’t do all my shopping atContinue Reading
The period of time immediately after parents bring a new baby home is precious. It can be hectic, stressful, boring, overwhelming and isolating all at the same time. In my two experiences, what makes things easier during this time is space. Freedom from too many visitors can help with that. MyContinue Reading
What exactly is meal planning? How can we use this strategy to save money and eat healthier? Meal planning means you are thinking about each week ahead of time and planning out the exact meals you will have. The purpose is to relieve the daily stress of deciding “what’s forContinue Reading
“Why doesn’t anyone talk about this?” This is something I hear about breastfeeding all the time. Several friends have said things to me like, “I never knew how hard this was going to be,” or “No one told me my nipples would actually crack and bleed.” The good news isContinue Reading
I’d say that most of us are smart enough to know that you can’t just get pregnant whenever you want. We get it logically, but when it’s time for us to try, we want it to happen immediately. We spend all these years preventing pregnancy and then when we finallyContinue Reading
After writing about my second child’s birth story I realized I should share my first experience as well, especially since during Maryn’s story I referenced my first birth often. We knew Ollie was going to be a girl and she was named pretty much since before she was conceived. IContinue Reading
I did it! She is here and she is amazing. I think it is so important to tell my birth story so I can process it, learn from it and heal from it. Spoiler alert- everything was “fine” in the sense that everyone was healthy and our lives were neverContinue Reading
My TMJ pain came on suddenly and caused me extreme anguish at times. Here is my story and how I got rid of it. TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, which is where your jaw connects to your cheekbone on either side. People who have acute or chronic pain at thisContinue Reading
The Four Tendencies is a personality framework that describes how different people handle expectations. Upholders readily accept outer and inner expectations Obligers readily meet outer expectations but struggle with inner expectations Rebels resist both inner and outer expectations Questioners readily accept inner expectations but struggle to meet outer expectations NoneContinue Reading