Tag: mental health
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Adapting to change is hard, but necessary
We visited Arizona the weekend of Halloween, and it was a very emotional trip. For the past year and a half, we hadn’t seen our friends and family, so this was what Ali and I both needed. We surprised my grandmother with our arrival, and as I’d guessed, she was in total disbelief. And she…
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How I’m Parenting with PTSD, Finding Freedom
When I first told my sisters at church about my lifelong struggle with suicidal thoughts, I cried like I had never cried before. But I found that another sister understood me. She had walked along the same road I had. When I was very young, I looked out my window and asked God to take…
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A Healing Girl Summer: Inner Child Edition
We’ve pretty much all heard the phrase “hot girl summer,” which basically implies unleashing your sexy side. I’ve decided I’m going through a healing girl summer. This summer, I felt like I needed extra self-care, time to reconnect with myself, time to (learn to) be selfish, and time to feel all the emotions I’ve been…
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Riding the waves of grief
I don’t think anyone can predict how they will grieve, and sometimes grief is not what you expected it to be. I have learned that grief comes in waves. Sometimes the water is calm, and other times it’s overwhelming. All we can do is keep swimming …
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Your strong friend gets tired of being strong
You know how some people are naturally conditioned to give? The kind of people who will stop everything they’re doing to support someone that’s struggling, all the while they could be struggling, too? That’s me. So often, my well-meaning friends and family will say to me, “You’re so strong.” “I don’t know how you do…
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Every single mom needs a tribe
Why you need to find a circle of women who get you My girlfriends and I have a Facebook messenger group chat. It’s the place where we vent about the terrible moments with our kids, the painful parts of dating, awkward visits to the gynecologist, funny memes, awful insider jokes, inspirational quotes and prayers. The…
Mommy Finger, Baby Finger 