Womanhood

The awareness towards postpartum depression and anxiety in the past years are huge steps in the right direction, but if you are a first-time mother, healing and mental health might not be in the forefront of your baby preparations. Here are just a few tid-bits of advice from a mama who has been there.

But it is more than just an annoyance. When it comes to body hair, to each his own, but for me this has always been an issue of self-consciousness.

I love the Olympics. Like really LOVE the Olympics. I've been counting down to the Summer Olympics since the first time I wrote "2016" down for a date. I love it so much that in 2012, the first year we...

Our kids need other family members. They need friends. They need teachers. They need enemies for Pete's sake. They need neighbors and piano teachers and coaches and pastors and priests and . . . you get the idea.

I tell people about my experience and my reasoning and I'm usually met with, "Oh my gosh! That's amazing! I'm so happy for you! Now if only I can convince my doctor to do it for me!"

The bereaved is consoled to think that one day she may glance over at her daughters to find her sacrifice -- of time, energy, and mental and physical self -- has paid out in the blossoming of strong, driven young women. Until that day, the loss feels as endless as the diaper changes.

I've found the best option is to embrace and enjoy myself as I am today, while at the same time implementing any consistent changes we need to improve our health (spiritual, mental, emotional, relational, physical).