Health + Safety

Exercising has never been a priority for me as it should be, especially as a working mother of three kids.  As I now strive to shed the last unwanted baby weight, I knew something had to be done.  Lately,...

We all know someone that suffers from depression or maybe we are going through it ourselves. In my case, I had no idea the impact of depression until my mom was diagnosed with it. According to the World Health...

If you give a family COVID, they'll be stuck at home for over two weeks. When they're stuck at home for two weeks with no end in sight, they'll probably lose their minds.  I won't turn this into a witty...

As a child, I don't ever remember receiving food as a reward. You were given food and ate when you were hungry, not given a "treat" because you competed a task. Plus, if I ruined my appetite before dinner,...

I’ll be the first to admit I give my kids Ted Talks during our drives. Of course, this is AFTER I’m done with my car-choreography…because I’m not like a regular mom, I’m a cool mom. (For those of you who...

"You have great birthing hips!" "Excuse me?  What am I, a cow? Nevermind.  What would you like to order?" No, this was not an exchange of words between my doctor and I, but between me, as a 17-year-old waitress, and one...

But you always said you wanted three kids... What if he has to remove everything... Is there going to be a big void in me, knowing my "mommy" parts are not just broken, but gone... How are my husband and babies going...

The call came in on a Tuesday morning somewhere around 9:12 a.m.   My surgeon was on the line and his first words to me were, “this isn’t the report I wanted to be giving you – you have cancer.  ...

“Please one more bite, eat one green thing and you can have chocolate, just taste it and you can have chicken nuggets, mayonnaise is not a food group! “ If you have ever muttered these words, or anything similar, at...

Now that I'm well into the third tri-mester of my second pregnancy, I've had lots of time to reflect on how this gestational period has differed from my first. I've heard the phrase "second child syndrome" tossed around many...

This is part two of a four part series.  Check back each Friday in March to hear more of Crislyn's personal story with learning about and handling her son's severe allergies. Part 2: So Much to Learn So here we were,...

Last summer, I approached the swimming pool season with optimism. The pool can be tedious for the mothers of young children, as it frequently involves pacing around the shallow water, hovering over the littles. But, a year ago, I...