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Trigger Warning: Childhood Loss Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy When we first met, he casually mentioned his boys. Just slipped it in and kept talking. “Sorry,” I said, “do you have kids?” There was no mention of kids in his dating profile. His kids were never brought up in the numerous messages and voice memos we had… Read more »

“I love you, but I’m not in love with you.” People really say that. He said it. I had spent a good six hours sitting at home, anxiously waiting for my then-husband to return from the bars and tell me what he couldn’t say before he left. Before he left that night, I cried and… Read more »

Is this you? You are stressed by your never-ending to-do list. You run from sunup to sundown to try and fit everything in. You wish you had time to go for a walk or a massage, but those kinds of extras were thrown out long ago. You’re stressed, overwhelmed, burnt out, and tired.  Just pure… Read more »

Heading back to school can be stressful for the kiddos and the parents. Use this anxiety buster to help calm nerves and center yourself and your kids. What I love about this is that it can be done anywhere. You don’t need a fancy setup or a quiet room. This breathing activity can be done… Read more »

“I’m living every day like a hustle.” The Notorious B.I.G. Sometimes we get lost in the hustle. We spend so much time looking forward to what we want that we forget to reflect on how far we have come. As someone who started my own business within the last year, this forward focus has been… Read more »

Hello Summer. Memorial Day kicks off the official start to summer here in the midwest, and almost on cue, the weather picks up and gets warm just for that weekend. I found myself in Florida for the weekend, but the challenge remained the same – reemerge after months of hiding in sweatshirts, leggings, and layers… Read more »

The seasons are finally shifting and the weather here in the northern Midwest is starting to tiptoe into sandals. Summer seems just around the corner. We made it through another winter.  I’m really hoping all these April showers, (and a few snowflakes) turn into an abundance of May flowers here.  How did your new moon… Read more »

April kicked off with a new moon in Aries, the first sign of the astrological calendar. Whether or not you are into astrology, it’s hard to argue with the proof that the moon’s position and transits affect us all. Ask any labor and delivery nurse on a full moon. New moons are a great time… Read more »