Editor's Blog, Body image, Growth, Health
If I had a nickel for every time I felt shitty about myself because of my weight, I would be rich. Filthy, stinkin’ rich. Like, Bill Gates rich. Feeling unhappy with my body and my weight has been a running loop both in the background and in the forefront of my... 
Motherhood, Mental Health, Perinatal
By Kristina A little over three years ago, I endured the toughest trial of my adult life. There’s not a birth or baby class detailed enough to prepare someone for the mental health challenges that I was about to come up against. I wasn’t even slightly aware of... 
Health, Alzheimer's, Family, Illness
by Courtney If you ask any young kid at some point in their life, “Who is your hero?” or “Who is the most influential person in your life,” nine times out of ten they will answer with pure confidence, “My Mom”. I am no different, even at the age of forty; my... 
Health, Addiction, Family, Love
By Sarah My friends suspected. My husband knew. My children knew. They begged me to stop. At first, I didn’t want to stop, and then I couldn’t stop. It wasn’t that I wouldn’t, I couldn’t. My life was ugly. I couldn’t tell the difference between up and... 
Family, Addiction, Health
When my husband and I were dating, we smoked cigarettes and drank booze. We were young, that’s what young people did. Thank God it didn’t take long for me to lose my taste for the cancer sticks. We drank socially, mostly on weekends, but I guess I do recall a bottle...
