Learning to Accept My Postpartum Body – part two
I am sitting here, staring at my phone, wondering how this snuck up on me. At first I thought “I can’t write this. I haven’t bounced back yet. I still have the scars, the weight, the changes.”
My Life
4 Reasons Why I Went to Therapy
I have been struggling mentally for many years now. Many. Years. And I knew that eventually I would need to go to therapy. In college, I started allowing myself to recognize my own needs. My health, both physically and mentally, dipped very low at that time, and I didn’t have a choice in ignoring my …
Learning to Accept My Postpartum Body – part one
Logically, I knew that after having a baby my body would change. How? I didn’t know. But I figured that I would be able to simply accept the changes like *that*. While I was pregnant, so many women told me how their bodies were different postpartum. Weight gain that was never lost, hair that would …
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How COVID Has Changed My World
It took me a long time to realize just how much COVID has changed my world. Yes, we wear masks and social distance. Stores are closed and plans are canceled. What once was a family party is now a family FaceTime call. But it took a whole year of the pandemic to realize what it’s …
Why I Chose to Start a Blog
Believe it or not, this is not my first time starting a blog. I have had not one, but TWO failed attempts, simply because I had no solid reason or purpose. However, now I know my purpose for this blog. Now I know why I want this and who I want to reach. How it …