Health + Wellness

Do you wish you had more mom friends? Finding friends when you’re an adult is hard. Finding other mom friends when you’re a mom is even harder. Or at least that’s what it felt like for me when attempting to...

There is a really sweet children’s book titled A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Amos McGee is a zookeeper. One day, Amos is sick and can’t make it to work, so the zoo animals come to his house and...

Confession time: I really, really, REALLY want to be Superwoman. And I don't even hide it well. A few years back, I went to counseling for some post-adoption depression. It took the counselor less than 10 minutes to see it...

It’s nearing bedtime for my son as I draw his bath, checking the temperature carefully to make sure it’s just warm enough to ease him into that sleepy feeling, but not too hot for his sensitive skin. I pour...

We all have our things that reset us or allow us to care for ourselves. For me, taking a bath has always been a simple and powerful joy in my life. My baths vary these days. But when I...

As soon as I discovered what affirmations were, I made a commitment to say them out loud in front of my bathroom mirror with gusto every morning. But I quickly noticed that as soon as I left my bathroom...

Ready for some inexpensive, do-it-yourself, homemade skin care ideas? I've got you covered! For the holidays, I DIY'd the most amazing sugar scrub and handed them out in luxurious little jars. Made with sugar (of course), ginger, grapefruit, and peppermint,...

How do you create space to focus on you and what you love while also being a present parent and loving on your family? This question, this challenge, of being a parent and "being your more", has been ruminating in...