Tristan Brooks
Our Family’s Pensacola Christmas Bucket List
As a local (born and raised in Pensacola), I’ve seen this place go through many a change when it comes to holiday offerings. My husband and I sat down and decided to do something...
Crowded Table: A Southern Thanksgiving Reflection
One of my favorite songs (by The Highwomen) goes:
“I want a house with a Crowded Table, /
and a place by the fire for everyone. /
Let us take on the world while we’re young and...
Healthy Moms Take Care of Themselves: Breast Cancer Screening
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This week, I am joined by my friend, my business partner, and the woman who delivered my second baby (and coincidentally saved my life), Dr. Ileana Bernal-Blair. We talked...
The Slowdown Challenge: Fun and Cheap Activities for Our Kids at Home
Lately, life has looked different. Changing our priorities has really made my husband and I sit down and reconfigure life — what’s important, what we spend our time and money on, what our kids...
The BREAST Laid Plans of Mice and Women
World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7, 2023
** This blog post is in no way written to shame any mother who chose not to or was unable to breastfeed. As mothers, we will encourage and...
Healthy Moms Take Care of Themselves: My Postpartum Anxiety
A note from the author:
In writing this article series, I had a lot of concerns. For myself. For my little family. For the way I would be seen. So I talked to my husband,...
Defending and Reclaiming the Resume Gap
Ah, the dreaded resume gap.
It’s unfortunate that I’ll have to account for every single second spent at home raising two children under three years old on my resume. I’ve been told that anything over...
On the Road with PMC: Tallahassee
On the Road with Pensacola Mom Collective
Sponsored by: KIA AUTOSPORT OF PENSACOLA
We are grateful to our sponsor, KIA AutoSport of Pensacola, for supporting our mission of educating, encouraging, and empowering local moms through the...
Flipping the Script on “Wait Until”
I think we can all agree that no stage of parenting is easy.
That said, some parts are more difficult than others. The breastfeeding, the tantrums, and the wrestling match that is brushing teeth, all...