March 8, 2021 How to cause trauma to a highly sensitive child The kiddo and I had some good bonding and conversation time recently, and Z began to regale me with very funny, dramatic tales of…
March 4, 2021 Mental health is as important as physical health Let 2020 and 2021 forever be remembered as the years we finally, collectively figured out that mental health is as important as physical health….
February 28, 2021 I tried the Baby Foot peel and OMG Have you ever tried an at-home foot peel? The Baby Foot peel treatment has been all the rage for a few years now. I’ve…
February 26, 2021 Heads up: kids are super stressed right now We’re going back to school full-time in a couple of weeks, and we are NOT happy about it. Hybrid schooling has worked really well…
February 20, 2021 When bad nosebleeds happen to good people I recently lost an entire weekend – and a lot of blood – to an unstoppable, 7-hour nosebleed. This was my first-ever nosebleed and…
January 25, 2021 Welcome to the self-care zone at Stems & Stone It took a year as awful as 2020 to get us all properly focused on self-care. Taking time to focus on intentionally caring for…
January 17, 2021 How to be ready for your daughter’s first period If you’re the parent of a young daughter, there’s a big day ahead – not just for her, but for you as well. And…
January 3, 2021 How do you say the most impossible goodbye? I am heartbroken to share that, although we had a perfectly wonderful Christmas at home together with our happy and seemingly healthy pets, our…
December 12, 2020 When one parent is the “bad guy” E and I have been parenting together for more than ten years now, and we’re still learning and growing every day. If you had…
November 8, 2020 I broke up with food to save my life I’ve dropped a few hints here on the blog about a big diet I embarked on last fall. It’s called Optifast and it’s a…
