I adore reading and listening to birth stories. It is fascinating how a ubiquitous experience like having a baby is quite unique for each person each time they go through it. I want to share my three birth stories. For posterity, for solidarity, to pass down gained wisdom, and toContinue Reading
Hi, I’m Amy, and I’m a mom. The night of my 40th birthday party I have three children, ages 4, 6, and 9. During the day, I work as a speech-language pathologist in a skilled nursing setting, and in my spare time I do postpartum education. I developed a passionContinue Reading
Birth recovery—which is both difficult to prepare for and not frequently talked about—can be confusing and overwhelming, not to mention painful! On top of that, you’re caring for a newborn with nearly constant needs. It’s a lot. I want to address some of the more imminent concerns held by manyContinue Reading
I want to share what I’ve written in 2025 all in one place, as it often feels like I’m writing into a void that will never be seen. The year started with publishing for an online magazine called Brainz. I wrote for them without pay to gain experience, hone myContinue Reading
When you’re at an elevated risk for breast cancer for any number of reasons, your doctors can calculate what your individual lifetime risk level will be. They have metrics for this, and your scans, genetic testing results and family history each play a role. It was determined that my lifetimeContinue Reading
Leaving kids at home in the care of someone else can bring up LOTS of different feelings. Judgment, guilt and anxiety come to mind first. My question is this: Should we, as parents, feel free to take travel opportunities, visit friends, have a break, etc., or should we own ourContinue Reading
It is clear that getting a variety of macronutrients and micronutrients in our diets is vitally important for our bodies to function optimally. But what exactly are those nutrients, and how to we get them? Macronutrients FAT– fatty cuts of beef, fatty fish, bacon, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, nutsContinue Reading
Eat What Feels Good Postpartum is an online guide for the first 3 months after giving birth, sometimes called the fourth trimester. This is the time period when healing from pregnancy and birth is most important, as it sets the tone for hormonal health for years and years to come.Continue Reading
It wasn’t *exactly* what I expected, and I’m still processing it. I initially sought out insight from a team of psychologists because I was accumulating symptoms that concerned me. I noticed anxiety during my last 2 pregnancies, but after my son was born 14 months ago, I couldn’t shake theContinue Reading
I am a grown woman person. I think of myself as generally capable and responsible, but I do get help with the REAL scary stuff like taxes and bills and dishes (Thank you, husband). In my adulthood, I have noticed that I may have tendencies towards deficits in attention. IContinue Reading