Motherhood

Building Community Amidst Polarization & Controversy

We’ve all had to bite our tongue when discussing controversial political topics. But more often, I’ve been noticing divisiveness in another topic of conversation: parenting. Here are some thoughts on forging your own path in a divisive world. …

She Let Herself Go: Life in a Changed Body

She let herself go. “She really let herself go”, they say in a casually cruel conversation. I’m not meant to hear it, but I feel it nonetheless. She let herself go. She made weekly trips to visit her parents, sharing home cooked meals in her childhood home. She visited the winery with her best friends, …