Health + Wellness

Dear Self, You are heartbroken right now. There was yet another negative pregnancy test result. You just received the news from your kind, almost apologetic doctor. You are at a loss. So much loss. Right now, you want to get into your...

Women are most often the primary medical decision-makers in families, and we do our best to make the best choices - the safest choices for ourselves, our children, and our spouses. We try to be informed. Unfortunately, we are...

 When April rolls around each year, I prepare for increased sensitivity to the awareness my family lives with every month, every day, every hour--Autism Awareness. In 1972, the Autism Society of America began celebrating Autism Awareness Week in April....

"Mac and cheese, cannoli, jelly and nut butter sandwiches, ice cream, cereal, and McDonald's. Oh, and anything with Chick-fil-A sauce!" That was my kindergartener's response when I asked him to list his favorite foods. Proud mom moment right there. It...

  Me: There is not enough time in the day!Charlotte (age 7): You can just go buy some more. Me: Oh yeah, where can I buy time?Charlotte: Target, duh. And I would buy the large pack if I were you.  Everyone...

We have new neighbors. They have been building their house throughout the pandemic. We watched every step and had the pleasure through most of the quarantine and summer to have their boys visit our boys almost every day. The night before...

I remember being 13 years old and reading an article in Seventeen Magazine (yep, we all had them...) about endometriosis. It was a short blurb with infographics outlying the common symptoms: painful and heavy periods and migraines, to name...

Sometimes I see a woman in passing and do a double-take because, for a split second, I thought it was her. I turn my head to look again and then snap back to reality. Lately, this does not happen quite...

Como toda madre ajetreada, mi cuidado personal se está deteriorando... Y por supuesto, mi cuidado de la piel no es una excepción. A los 20 yo añoraba con llegar a los 30 para poder darme todos los cuidados y...

This topic could not have come at a more opportune time for our family. I’m thankful I am able to highlight the pediatric urology department at The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart from a professional and...