It’s that time of year again, diet season. That post-holiday period where we criticize ourselves for eating too many cookies and swear we will do better...only to find our resolve dead and buried under heart-shaped chocolates come Valentine’s Day. Let me drop a truth bomb on you right now: DIETS DON'T WORK. A dieting mindset, by design, giv... Read More
If you’re like me, you probably grew up eating a lot of breakfast cereal. Remember all the T.V. ads proclaiming that cereal “was a part of a healthy breakfast”? But is cereal healthy? The commercials used to show happy kids munching away on sweetened puffs with a piece of fruit and everyone thought, what a convenient way to get kids to eat someth.... Read More
Dating is hard enough, but dating as a single mom adds a whole new level of complexity. Single mothers have the added challenge of being responsible not just for themselves, but for the little humans who are in their care. You find yourself pulled in so many different directions; working, carpooling, cooking, cleaning, helping with homework, be.... Read More
Ah….mom guilt. It’s the curse that haunts us sometimes. We never seem to have enough time, energy, or resources to get things done to our own exacting standards. Mothers tend to be the hardest on themselves, and it takes a toll. Constant feelings of mom guilt can slowly eat away at your overall well-being. It can make your feel anxi.... Read More
When you’re a busy mom, finding time for yourself can be really difficult. Meditation for parents might sound like one more “to-do” you don’t have time to cram into your already packed schedule. But what if we could show you how the rewards of starting a meditation practice are totally worth the effort? And what if we told you that you can sta.... Read More
Who remembers the kids’ dentist appointments, buys grandma a gift for her birthday, makes food for the class bake sale, and reminds everyone when soccer practice is? These are some of the invisible tasks moms handle everyday and the stress of the added emotional labor is killing us. Women from all walks of life find the inequality of emotional lab.... Read More