Health + Safety

Have you ever scrolled through Instagram and saw a beautiful Acai Bowl and then wonder what in the world is Acai and how they make those beautiful bowls? Well first of all Acai is just a type of berry and...

Buzz—Buzz—goes the alert on your phone. As you reach to open the text message, your stomach drops. “Did you hear about Lucy’s family? Their daughter was just diagnosed with…” “Oh no!” you reply in disbelief, “What can we do to help?” This...

Great Expectations I had been looking forward to this baby shower for months. When I was pregnant with my firstborn eight years ago, the only baby shower I had was the one my coworkers so graciously threw me the day...

I have cancer. It's the rare kind. Literally one in a million. The kind where treatment looks a lot like, "Let's try this and see what happens." The kind that affects multiple systems within my body. In 2017, this cancer...

The “new normal” is here. COVID-19 is not going anywhere, yet we are back to work with “business as usual” - even if it's anything but. We are navigating uncharted territory and sifting through a new set of rules...

For 2015, two of my New Year’s resolutions are to exercise more and spend more time playing with my kids. To be honest, I haven’t been doing so well with that first part. I’m sure I’m not the only...

I have a love of running that goes way back to when my dad took me onto a track for the first time when I was three.  Although I was a sprinter for the first two decades of my life,...

Your teenager may not be as “lazy” as you give them credit for! It may be a matter of really working together to set them up for sleep success.  Somewhere between ages 12-19, your sweet little child flips a switch,...

Our friends at Mash Up Conditioning have put together a Fitness Challenge just for OKC Moms Blog and we are thrilled! Each day via Facebook and Twitter, we will be posting a short (5 minute or less) activity for...

When it comes to breastfeeding, there’s a lot of information thrown at you. Techniques, tips, rules, cautions, support, judgment, you name it. It’s a flurry of emotions. This complete overload of information and anxiety meant that, when my breastfeeding journey came...

I see a therapist. There. I said it.  I feel like there is a pretty big stigma around mental health so it's hard to discuss without someone jumping to conclusions. Does she have postpartum depression? Is her marriage okay? Is...

Did you know that although many state laws don't mandate booster usage beyond age 8, that most children still need them?  A (not so) Fun Fact:  Children ages 5 and older have higher fatality rates in car crashes than...