How to Separate Grief From Parenting
How do You Separate Personal Grief from Your Parenting Role and Protect Your Children from Emotional Crossfire? When my relationship ended, it felt like my whole world cracked open. Not just the marriage, but the future I thought I was walking into. The dreams I held. The family picture I believed would stay intact. And […]
How to Prepare a Child with Autism For Autumn Changes
The arrival of autumn typically brings cooler temperatures, shorter daylight hours, and a shift in clothing from shorts to sweaters. While these seasonal changes may feel routine to many, they can present unique challenges for some children on the autism spectrum. Kids with autism may experience the world through heightened or different sensory perceptions, so changes in weather, clothing textures, lighting, and daily routines […]
Ask Dr. Katelyn: How Chronic Stress Rewires the Parental Nervous System
Parenting can be stressful, but what if you also have chronic stress? What changes occur in your nervous system when you are under chronic stress? And, what impact does this have on you and your child? We asked Dr. Katelyn Lehman, a clinical psychologist and the founder of Quantum Clinic, how chronic stress can affect […]
7 Ways To Find Time When Moms Don’t Have Time To…
How do you carve out time when there is none? Like, literally? I’m writing this at 5:30 am because my four kids are asleep. In fact, I woke up so early this morning that there were still stars out (beautiful, really), and instead of bemoaning the fact that midlife sleep is practically impossible, I […]
The Other Side of Postpartum: Fathers, Loneliness, and the Silent Struggle
When we talk about postpartum, our cultural lens almost always focuses on mothers, and for good reason. The physical recovery, hormonal changes, and emotional upheaval after birth can be overwhelming. Mothers deserve and need a strong web of support. But right alongside mom is a partner, often a dad, whose life has just transformed, […]
Tuvaband – Making Space For Motherhood
I’m Rewriting My Setlist: Making Space for Motherhood I knew I wanted to have children ever since I was a child myself. Being a self-employed artist, making alternative music, the income is unpredictable and really low. I’ve been putting a crazy amount of time into the work, and in periods I could find […]