Here we are, a year later. Like most people who meet them, I am obsessed with their cheeks–soft and full and perfect. I cannot count how many times I have kissed those little cheeks, at least 30 times a day, every day, if I had to guess. I simply cannot get enough of them. They tolerate my affections, one more so than the other. One has a calmer disposition and…
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On Starting Over Again with Self-Kindness
Read moreDuring this first year of twin motherhood, my physical wellness has slipped away once again. Mentally and emotionally I’ve done remarkably well. I’ve been hit with obstacle after obstacle during these 12 months but I’ve handled it all with grace. I’ve remained present. I’ve enjoyed…
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Letting Go: One Story of Many
Read moreShortly after the twins were born, I began writing their birth story. I wanted to write it out while it was all still fresh in my mind. I got most of it written out but I could not bring myself to finish it or to…
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The Only Thing You Can Control
Read moreHello, sweet friends. I hope that this message finds you well. I received a warm response to my last post about coming back to this space again and it meant the world to me. My creative energies come & go but they are most definitely…
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let me tell the stories;
Read moreLet me go back. Let me tell the stories. They will come out of me in a great heave, the way they always have. All that I have held onto, all that I have held in. Let me release it. Let me tell the stories.…
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Does Your Child Have Separation Anxiety?
Read moreEvery good parent wants their child to love and need them. After all, you are raising this little human, and you want them to recognize what you do for them. But is it possible they need you too much? What does separation anxiety look like?…
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5 Natural Remedies for Anxiety
Read moreIf you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, then you know that anxiety is a topic that has been near to my heart forever. It’s something that I have struggled with as far back as I can remember. Overcoming the anxiety that…
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Do You Have Anxiety? Get support from BetterHelp
Read moreDo You Have Anxiety? Get support from BetterHelp According to the AADA, 40 million adults in the United States suffer from an anxiety disorder per year. Even so, some people don’t have a diagnosis, whether that’s due to financial barriers to diagnosis or not recognizing…
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thoughts on the corona virus, from a mother
Read more“It feels like an episode of The Twilight Zone,” is what the text message from my best friend read this morning. And that summed it up. I feel a mixture of emotions, but mainly anxiety, which is nothing new to me, though greatly intensified in…