August 25, 2025 The importance of allowing ourselves to really FEEL our feelings If there’s one lesson I hope to take from this time in my life to the next phase, it’s the ability to let myself…
August 18, 2025 In praise of new beginnings This is a season of new beginnings for me. New beginnings can be exciting and fun. Just as the iconic song tells us, though,…
August 4, 2025 I found emotional support in two unexpected places What do you do when you need emotional support, but your friends or family are not available? Like so many menopausal women, I often…
July 28, 2025 When something you really want falls apart Setbacks are hard, and they happen to everyone. It’s tough when something you’ve been hoping, praying and wishing on a star for doesn’t come…
July 24, 2025 What if your child needs more than therapy? When your child suffers with mental health struggles, you suffer alongside as their parent. There’s nothing worse than knowing your kiddo is hurting and…
July 7, 2025 How to navigate a diagnosis of celiac disease As you may have read in my recent post, our sweet 15-year-old daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease earlier this summer. This was news…
June 26, 2025 Please, please, please… stop asking me to lose weight. This blog post goes out to someone special in my life. An influential person close to me whom I care about. Someone I love,…
June 16, 2025 The one time being a picky eater paid off As I’ve written about recently, our 15-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. When we first heard this, I was extremely anxious because…
June 5, 2025 The TV show Forever echoed advice I gave my daughter I felt validated as a parent while watching the 2025 Netflix reboot of the classic Judy Blume novel Forever. Warning: this blog post contains…
June 2, 2025 5 reasons to take photos – and BE in photos – today If there’s one thing I’m passionate about, it’s taking photos and documenting all the beauty in our lives. It’s all too easy to forget…