The American College of Pediatricians is challenging the forced consensus on transgender interventions for children — a long-overdue stand against procedures that cause immeasurable harm.
Read moreThe legacy of motherhood reaches far beyond the blink of our years here on earth — a truth Walt Chantry captured beautifully, and one that reminds me of my own mom.
Read moreBreastfeeding and postpartum mental health are deeply connected. When everything else went wrong after the birth of my first child, nursing proved an oasis.
Read moreThe first day of school reveals a brand-new stage where unseen possibilities begin to dance. Parenthood is about dual-states — a constant embracing and letting go.
Read moreA year after my dad's passing, I discovered old Army photos of a well-dressed dandy I barely recognized — and came to see the cool guy he was before parenthood shaped him into the alpha-male who built tank engines and made chicken soup.
Read moreNew federal guidelines say counseling interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy can prevent perinatal depression in high-risk women — a proactive step that could change the trajectory for families.
Read moreThe FDA has approved the first-ever drug made specifically for postpartum depression — but at more than 0,000, it raises urgent questions about access and whether PPD will finally be recognized as the unique illness it is.
Read moreMy debut book marks one year at market, with libraries in 37 states, a TopShelf Indie Book Award nomination, and updated covers — a testament to the power of shared stories as a key to healing.
Read moreMy dad has been Dad and Mom for almost three decades. Nothing breeds empathy for your parents like becoming one yourself.
Read moreLosing a baby is a tragedy that demands to be addressed. Grief is a lifelong process, but we have an amazing capacity for healing — to get stronger, rebuild, and help others along the way.
Read moreParenthood is paradox from the beginning — miraculous and grueling. When postpartum illness strikes, story and shared suffering become our most powerful antidotes.
Read moreAfter I told my kids to hitch their wagons to a star, my 5-year-old grabbed a grown-up book on mindful writing and my 8-year-old reached for a tome on Ancient Rome. Maybe Emerson is sinking in.
Read moreMotherless mothering is its own wilderness. Without my mom's roadmap, I've had to define motherhood for myself — and teach my children about a grandmother they'll never know.
Read moreI don't want to have it all. I just want variety — and the wisdom to find happiness in that way station between too little and too much.
Read moreI induced labor for convenience and paid dearly for it. Childbirth isn't something you schedule into a tidy life-list — and my second, natural delivery proved how much better it can be.
Read moreMy 4-year-old discovered how functional his pants are — and used them to smuggle a puppy's chew toys out of the pet store.
Read moreI was unqualified for motherhood — a motherless overachiever with more trust in her resume than in God. But he continually chooses the most unqualified to bear his glory.
Read moreMotherhood has a way of magnifying every inadequacy. I'm learning to celebrate the gifts God gave me instead of drowning in guilt over the woman I'm not.
Read moreMothering two young children has dulled my once-sharp mind and stalled my writing career. But chasing perfection is the real enemy — and God is bigger than the zombie zone of early motherhood.
Read moreI finally learned the gender of the baby I lost between my two children — a girl. Naming her Lena Karen gave her a wholeness that grief alone could never provide.
Read moreOn my son's third birthday, I returned to the Chicago neighborhood where he was born and reflected on how motherhood dismantled my old life — and slowly built a new one.
Read moreA day of field reporting reminded me how much I love journalism — and revealed that the skills of chasing a story aren't so different from the work of raising children.
Read moreFrom 'Are you carrying twins?' to 'Your life will never be the same' — a catalog of the thoughtless remarks people lob at expectant mothers, and why they need to stop.
Read moreWe chase balance like a unicorn we'll never catch. What new mothers really need is rhythm — a grace-filled way of moving through each unbalanced season of life.
Read moreA press secretary and mother of two young girls shares the daily struggle of being perpetually on call — at work and at home — and wishing for more time to simply enjoy her children.
Read moreAfter 13 years at home with four children, my cousin Laura has found that the biggest emotional hurdle of stay-at-home motherhood isn't identity — it's the strain on her marriage.
Read moreWhen my friend Laura left her high-powered law career to stay home, she lost the identity she'd spent years building — and discovered a richer, more expansive definition of herself.
Read moreA full-time teacher and mother of two reflects on the guilt that shadows every school event she misses — and how volunteering in her sons' classrooms is the only time she feels like a real mom.
Read moreThe identity shift from career woman to new mother felt like a door slamming shut on my old life. It took time — and faith — to discover that where I was didn't have to define who I am.
Read moreInsensitive comments about weight, body changes, and bleak predictions nearly eclipsed the joy of my first pregnancy. Carrying life is a privilege — not an invitation for unsolicited negativity.
Read moreMotherhood dismantled my carefully managed to-do lists — and taught me that God's timing, not my own sense of control, is the safest place to land.
Read moreAs online learning surges into K-12 classrooms, parents and educators must weigh its promise against the irreplaceable social skills children develop face to face.
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