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Guest Writer’s Series: A Letter to My Postpartum Depression
No one tells you that the newborn phase is like Groundhog’s Day — every three hours, it is diaper change, feed, sleep, repeat. Throw in some inconsolable crying, dozens of doctors appointments, formula trial-and-error, and hundreds of loads of laundry and you get the picture. In addition to the typical newborn struggles, I was struggling with something that I still struggle to put into words.
Guest Writer’s Series: Crushing the ‘Woe is Me’ Mindset as a Military Spouse
Military life is tough at times, for me dealing with the emotional aspect of doing life SOLO is one of the most complicated things to sort through.
Guest Writer’s Series: It’s Okay To Be Sad
Sometimes this thing happens in which someone shares a struggle with me but then adds “but it’s nothing like what you’re going through!” As if their heartache is insignificant because I have heartache as well. And can I be honest? It makes me cringe.
Guest Writer’s Series: You Don’t Have To Be Enough
As I was cleaning and organizing our little craft/home-school corner of the playroom this past week, a thought hit me…I’m not enough.
Guest Writer’s Series: It’s Time To Retire This Motherhood Phrase
If 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss and so many other children die after their birth, how many women do you think you know that have had a child die? As the recipient of one of these items, I can tell you the pain I felt when holding the mug in my hands was immeasurable. It was a lighthearted gift, meant to bring me joy, but all I could see was a reminder of a sense of failure I was working so hard to free myself from.