Being a mom is hard work. Even when it feels like too much, there are always steps to take to lighten the load and connect with a deeply rooted sense of wellness and resiliency.
‘Parent exhaustion’ is the particular flavor of overwhelm and depletion that comes from meeting the demands of a small child day in and day out (and night in and night out). And when the exhaustion becomes chronic, it leads to parent burnout. WebMD aptly describes parent burnout as, “a condition in which you’re so exhausted that…
Miscarriage… not a topic I thought I would ever write about. But here we are. I was completely blindsided both physically and emotionally by my miscarriage. I knew practically nothing about the process, and I felt alone and disoriented. I had never really thought about the question before, “What is a miscarriage like?”. So I…
During the first year of my child’s life, I told myself that sleep deprivation was normal. And it is, to a certain extent. Night feeds and wake-ups are just a part of the initiation process into parenthood. So I did not worry too much that first year about my sleep habits, as I was caught…
