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If you ask a new parent their fears about parenthood, most will talk about disruptions in routine, feeding issues, sleep issues, and general questions...

I am a fat girl. And it’s okay. Like mid 90s Ani said, “I ain't no damsel in distress/and I don't need to be...

Plans are well underway for our 10th (yes, TENTH!) annual Bloom: A Mini Conference for Moms, and as always we are so excited to...

Let's keep it real--most people don't get excited about the idea of buying life insurance. But for many, our recent pandemic may have given...

  When was the last time you spent time thinking nice things about yourself?  Our brains are filters, and biologically they’re programmed to notice what...

We all know that social media can give us unrealistic expectations about vacations, friends, and life in general. Sure, on Instagram, I’m smiling confidently...

I like to call the stage of life we're in right now "The Taxi Years." My kids are 11 and 7, and they have a...

  I think it’s easy to imagine that surrender is doing nothing. Just waiting--for the time to go by, or for things to happen. But...

It’s 2023, and I just got done going for a run in my bright orange running shoes. I’m 41, recently divorced, a single mom...

All of our lives we are taught about love. There are more quotes in literature about love than I can count. We especially got...