This post is sponsored by the experts at Prevea Health You know that feeling as a mom, when something feels off? When your gut tells you something isn’t quite right, even if you can’t put your finger on it? Mom’s often notice things first. It’s that “mom radar.” Whether it’s a teenager who seems more withdrawn lately, a partner who’s been leaning on alcohol more than usual or maybe even your own relationship with substances, this is a space I talk about with people on a regul

Infertility can put you in a dark place, and it can rear its ugly head when you least expect it. Mother’s Day should have been the perfect time to celebrate my own loving mother and wonderful mother-in-law, but living far away from family then had me feeling selfish.

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Motherhood has a way of putting everyone else first. Calendars fill up, stress builds, you get inconsistent sleep, and your health can slide to the bottom of the list. If you have ever thought, “I just want to feel better in my body again,” you are not alone.

One of my closest mom friends shared an article that talked about the residents of northern Norway, who, one would assume, would have high rates of seasonal depression. Despite not seeing the sun from late November through January, the residents of these northern communities embrace winter and view it as a celebration, not a drudgery.

Many of us experience “winter blues,” which is a temporary, “Tell me again, why do we live in this climate?” kind of thing. Beyond that, though, is seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, which is absolutely no joke.

I have decided to take a dose of my own medicine. Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, I worked in a Preventive Cardiology clinic where, day in and day out, I helped patients set goals to better their own health. The typical method I used when helping people set goals was to make a S.M.A.R.T goal.

If you are anything like me, your “mom brain” is always going 1,000 miles per hour. The holidays, especially Christmas, bring that number to about 172,468 miles per hour.

Most people picture doulas in the delivery room — rubbing a mother’s back, holding her hand, whispering encouragement. And yes, we do that. But the truth is, birth is only the starting line.

Over the past year, I have been grieving the loss of a broken friendship. I have been through this before, as I am sure many of you have also, but my kids, especially my daughter, were watching me in the aftermath.