Blogs
Want to Get Help at Home without Nagging? (Yes, please!)
If you feel this way, it’s not necessarily that you’re doing it wrong. Couples are automatically more sensitive to each other, simply because couples are attached in a deeper way than we are with other people in our lives.
Taking Care of Self + Partner is Taking Care of Baby
Little things all add up to big results.
The Truth About Choices, Martyrdom & Being Too Busy
When our lives feel overloaded, it can seem like we don’t have much room to be flexible. We can feel like we don’t have much choice.
Why You Need to Prioritize Your Partner Even After Baby
It’s almost instinctive for parents--mothers especially--to put their children first.
Moms Come First
For some of us, something happens after we cross the threshold into motherhood.
New & Expecting Parents, Here's My Question to You for 2019!
Ah, there’s something about a new year that always feels like a clean slate. Even if you’re not a resolution-setter.
Catherine O'Brien, LMFT featured on PsychCentral & Shares Vital Lessons to Teach Your Kids
I think one thing that we become acutely aware of once we become parents is that there’s so much we want to show our kids, teach our kids, about the world, about themselves, about fairness, about love….
Best of the Blog 2018: These are the posts you loved the most!
Well, it’s that time of year again... (And no, I don’t mean it’s time for more holiday advice. Not today!)
How to Combat Holiday Chaos with Little Moments of Connection
Do you ever come back from staying with family for the holidays and think, “Well, the kids had a great time, but that was really hard for us to just sit back and enjoy it all”?
When the Holidays are Hard: How to Create Meaningful Moments When Things Aren't How They're "Supposed to Be"
Ever feel like this isn’t how it’s supposed to be?
Bringing Baby Home... During the Holidays
Show of hands: How many of you are expecting a baby this month? Or in December? Or a New Year’s baby?
How to Create the Holidays You Want For Your Family
Let’s be really honest about the holiday season for a minute.
Slowing Down to Make Space for Gratitude
But, when gratitude doesn’t work, I think it’s worth asking ourselves if that’s because a daily gratitude practice simply isn’t enough to fix the problem.
How to Make Gratitude a Daily Practice to Feel Happier, Healthier & More Connected
By now, the Halloween posts are probably waning. The election posts--or political posts in general--don’t show any signs of stopping though. But, at least right now, there are more celebratory posts than angry rants, right?
Honoring the Baby You Lost
If you’ve ever miscarried or lost a baby, you might feel the expectation from the people around you to bounce back or move on. You might even place that expectation on yourself.
4 Things to Know About Grief
Grief affects every one of us sooner or later.
Resources for Parents Grieving a Miscarriage or Baby Loss
Last week, I talked to you briefly about how October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. 1 in 4 women will experience a miscarriage or lose their baby. This means that you definitely know someone in your family or social circle who has experienced this.
Dealing With the Grief of Miscarriage & Baby Loss
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. This is so important for every one of us to be aware of--because even if you’ve never experienced this yourself, I can almost guarantee someone close to you has.
Parents, Look for Signs You're Succeeding
I’ve been talking a lot on the blog lately about ways to get the support you need when you’re really doubting yourself as a parent--how to know when you need advice and when you just need encouragement, what to do with advice that doesn’t fit, and dealing with unsolicited advice from relatives and strangers.
Are You Looking For Advice or Encouragement? (How to Know What You Need.)
Are you the kind of mom that appreciates parenting advice from others?