- Aug 5
- 15 min
Road Trippin': 5,000 Miles with My Family
One van. One puppy. Two boys with ADHD. 5,000 miles as a family!
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- May 5
- 1 min
Stroke Awareness Month: Know the Signs
With May being Stroke Awareness Month, let’s cover the basics. It just may help you save a life someday — yours or someone else’s. Read...
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- Apr 11
- 1 min
Charleston Moms FAVORITES: Best Non-Fiction Books I’ve Read This Year
Finding time to read while juggling the responsibilities of motherhood (in addition to wifehood, a career, household tasks, friendships,...
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- Mar 10
- 1 min
Huh?! A Guide to Kid Slang
Huh?! I don’t know about you, but I’m currently in the “Bruh” part of my motherhood journey . . . First, I was Mama. Then Mommy. I was...
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- Feb 19
- 1 min
Dysfunction Destruction: What Our Family Learned From Abuse
When I was a kid, I thought all families were loving. I thought hugs and kisses were the norm and shouting and name-calling were a...
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- Jan 21
- 1 min
3 Reasons to Delay Postpartum Visitors
I meet a lot of new moms in my line of work. Of the stressors that come along with having a baby, dealing with visitors during the...
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- Sep 18, 2023
- 1 min
Bringing Sexy Back to Our Marriage
My husband and I have been putting our marriage on the back burner over the past few months. We’ve probably been doing it to some extent...
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- Sep 6, 2023
- 1 min
Enough Is Enough: That’s the “E” in E-learning
A mother throws her daughter’s packet of work across the kitchen. A son and his mom are both in tears. A father loses his cool and yells...
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- Jul 5, 2023
- 1 min
You Go, Girl: Take That Ladies’ Trip!
My best friend and I just got back from a week’s cruise to Alaska’s Inside Passage. It was luxurious and frivolous, and we completely...
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- May 31, 2023
- 1 min
Jenna’s Advice Column Part II: Friend Fights
Welcome to Jenna’s Advice Column! Are you going through a rough patch with your partner? Do you have a dilemma at work that’s keeping you...
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- Apr 11, 2023
- 1 min
Jenna’s Advice Column Part 1: In a Conundrum? Need Advice? I’ve Got You, Girl
Welcome to Jenna’s Advice Column! Are you going through a rough patch with your partner? Do you have a dilemma at work that’s keeping you...
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- Apr 7, 2023
- 1 min
Intrusive Thoughts: Let's Talk About What We're Not Talking About
“Will you please carry him down the stairs?” I’d ask this of my husband a lot after our first son was born. Perhaps he thought I was...
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- Feb 18, 2023
- 1 min
Oh No, Did I Give My Baby Colic?
One of the toughest challenges I faced as a new mom was not being able to put my baby down. Well, I could’ve put him down but then he’d...
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- Jan 5, 2023
- 1 min
3 Not-So-Serious Lessons I Learned in 2022
After having lived through the pandemic-centric years of 2020 and 2021, the year 2022 felt like a breath of fresh air. Things were...
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- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Reflections on a Decade of Motherhood
I’ve been a mother for a decade. A whole decade of motherhood! My little boy turned 10 years old on the last day of September. He’s...
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- Oct 29, 2022
- 4 min
Surviving & Thriving After Birth Trauma
You're not alone, Mama. Since becoming a postpartum doula two years ago, I've come across so many new mothers who have had traumatic...
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