Tag: health
Entering Elementary School with Food Allergies
Last fall, our oldest child started kindergarten. This is a huge, exciting, and scary new chapter for many families, but for our family, it...
Distress Tolerance Strategies for Overstimulated Moms
When I gave birth to my second child, little did I know the new challenges I would face. As time passed, I found myself...
You’re the Expert on Your Child – Learning to Trust Yourself
When it comes to our children, we need to trust that we are the expert because we know them the best! Every whine, every...
Our First CSA Share Experience
I've always liked the idea of a CSA (community-supported agriculture). In a CSA, individuals, and families can buy shares of a local farm at...
Edible Landscape: Learning Where Our Food Comes From
I am not an expert on plants or landscaping. This has just become a hobby and a way to learn how to create an...
How I’m Pushing Past People Pleasing In My 30s
For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to make other people happy...sometimes to the point of leaving myself feeling quite the...
Teaching My Child Discretion through Body Boundaries
I deeply believe that the world is good. Yet, I’d be lying if I didn’t acknowledge the pain and suffering that’s seemingly ever-present in our...
How Motherhood Pushed Me to Get Sober
Mommy wine culture. Wine glasses marked “Mommy’s Little Helper,” champagne popped in the hospital for the person who just birthed, and alcohol Instagram accounts...
Gift Yourself Some Self-Care
We get good at taking care of others as mothers. As this happens we may stop taking time to gift ourselves some self-care. That...
How I Took My Yoga Practice Off The Mat
As a yogi/yoga teacher, I am well aware of the benefits of yoga practice and the postures, breathing techniques, and meditation — and that...