by Kathy Banta | Apr 21, 2016 | Health and Wellness, Life Issues
By the time my youngest son was three months old, I knew something was different. He didn’t sleep like my first two children slept. He didn’t respond to me like my first two children did. He stiffened his body when I held him. (I held him anyway.) He...
by Julie Anderson | Mar 31, 2016 | Health and Wellness
It felt as though I had landed in some sort of sick and twisted funhouse. And for the record, it wasn’t really that fun. As I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, the woman looking back at me wasn’t who I expected her to be. She looked old, tired, and I’ll just say...
by Kate Washleski | Mar 10, 2016 | Health and Wellness
Despite my best efforts to keep up with my baby girl’s milk supply needs, when she was about six month old, I noticed my supply was starting to fall just short of what she needed. It continued to decline until I had no extra milk left in my freezer. I panicked a...
by Janae Lenning | Feb 18, 2016 | Health and Wellness
As I write this, I have to confess that I’ve come down with the flu. It’s inevitable though, right? Getting sick from time to time seems to be a part of life. Among all of the tissues and tea and cough drops, I’ve realized that I simply cannot handle everything that...
by Jen Spiegel | Jan 12, 2016 | Health and Wellness
It’s a dreary day, it’s 4:00 p.m., and despite large windows all around, it’s getting dark in my house. All my Christmas decorations are put away, and I’m feeling a little…off. This time of year – the cold, the darkness – gets hard for me. Although I consider myself a...
by Sarah Kallies | Oct 15, 2015 | Health and Wellness
Congratulations mankind, you have finally reached the age of the human Barbie. Let’s face it, reality is no longer reality. From scripted “reality TV shows” to airbrushed magazine covers. Reality bites. And it’s showing, people. Like a bad pair of underwear....
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