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My Friend Jill Smokler: She Made Millions of Moms Feel Less Alone —And I Was One of Them
I knew this day was coming. For months, I’ve been surviving on prayers and hope, the way you survive anything you can’t…
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I Spent 50 Years Shrinking To Fit a World That Was Never Made for Me—I’m Done
A story of lies, deception, trauma - and the radical, messy, life-changing work of reparenting yourself back to who you always were.
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Miscarriage
I Never Held You, But I’ll Always Love You
Every year, I dread this day because I never know how I’m going to feel. Am I going to be functional? Am…
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Gen X Mom Wellness
Born Between 1957-1989? Your Measles Immunity Might Need a Boost
As a mom who’s constantly juggling appointments, school pickups, creating content, and keeping everyone healthy, I never expected to find myself rolling…
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Spicy Latina Mom
The Cruel Reality: ICE Targeting Immigrant Children for Deportation Under the Guise of “Welfare”
As the daughter of an immigrant and a mom, watching Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conduct so-called “welfare checks” on unaccompanied…
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Spicy Latina Mom
As First Latin American Pope Dies, This Latina Mother Explains What His Humble Papacy Meant to Our Family
A seemingly plain black and white rosary hangs from my rearview mirror, catching the light as I drive my daughters to school…
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Politics
God Help America
Life is about to get rough and strange and really f*cking weird but I was raised that through God all things are…
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Miscarriage
The Day My World Stopped: What Could Have Been
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day so, I want to share my story. I wanted…
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Things that matter
348 Days Since the October 7th Massacre on Israel:
It’s been 348 days. 348 days of anguish, fear, and heartbreak. 348 days since Hamas terrorists shattered the peace of a beautiful…
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Health
TRIGGER WARNING
Last Wednesday, I went in for my routine mammogram and annual visit to my gynecologist. These exams have become a box to…
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ADHD
How to Know if You have ADHD
As many of you are aware, I recently discovered I’m not a scatterbrained mom – I’m a full-fledged, card-carrying member of the…
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Throat Punch Thursday
You Mean Well, But Stop Saying These Toxic Things to Cancer Patients
Today’s Throat Punch is a bit of an emotional express train, but it’s an important one. Because while I fancy myself a…
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