Everyone handles grief differently. Some shut down and retreat into their own world, while others throw themselves into work, the roles we assume, relationships, and other things… any thing, that will fill the gaping hole that loss has left behind. For me, the moments after my miscarriages were still. I quickly learned that no amount […]
I first miscarried in 2011. Only a few people even knew I was pregnant, and I didn’t talk about it until a year later. I stood up in my sisters wedding a week after the loss, I went back to work, and I moved through life pretty numb. I remember one of my friends, who […]
When I was younger, I thought it was so easy to get pregnant. Once, I agonized for weeks over a penis that touched my thigh! Then my period came and I thought, close call bitch! Fast forward to 35 years old, when I was actually trying to get pregnant, and found out that I missed out […]
Given my history, I really thought that being pregnant was going to be the happiest time of my life. I thought each day was going to be happier than the last, that the selfies and bumpies were going to be endless, and that I would be flooding your social media with ridiculous stories of how […]
I have been thinking about our skin a lot lately, and how there are so many people who are uncomfortable in theirs. Many things in this world, are out of our control, but who you choose to be, is not one of those things. Here are 7 ways to find comfort in your own skin. […]
When I was home in December, I saw a psychic and she spoke mostly of a career change that was coming, but she briefly spoke on kids too. She suggested I start using crystals to promote pregnancy, but at the time, I just wasn’t open to being pregnant again. Now, I am wide open! We […]
The girl is gone and I am reminded of how poorly I handle goodbyes. Not the kind of goodbye where you leave behind things that are no longer good for you, I’m an expert at using my gift of goodbye! I’m talking about literal goodbyes, farewells, so longs… I’m talking about separation anxiety. I’m a […]