James & Jax

Today is a BIG day here on the blog. I’m doing a happy dance because the fabulous Lauren Hale–who you may know from Twitter’s #ppdchat or from my praises of her over the years–is guest posting today! Please help me welcome Lauren. If you have cupcakes, confetti, or glitter, now’s the time to bust it [...]

Driving into work is when I do a lot of my deepest thinking. The other day, I got to thinking about all the brave women I have met over the years on Twitter, particularly through the #ppdchat hosted by Lauren Hale every Monday. What’s so great about the #ppdchat Army (as we call ourselves) is [...]

Happy Weekend! I’m guest posting for Charity, over at Giggles and Grimaces today. There, I share something pretty nerdy about myself. You can totally make fun of me for it. I’ll give you a hint:  

Today, I’m linking up with Charity and Jen and Robin and Yuz and a whole slew of awesome mommas I know for an important reason: Too often, I dismiss the things about my life that I should be so proud of. Too often, I dwell on the negative, or the things I want to change. [...]

My friend Diane Sanford, PhD, co-wrote an incredible book with Ann Dunnewold, PhD, for new mothers, called Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom’s Postpartum Survival Guide. She mailed me a copy, and since I received it a few months ago, I occasionally turn to it when I’m having one of those “I’m [...]