Aug 515 min read
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 41 min read
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 101 min read
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 101 min read
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 191 min read
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 211 min read
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 17, 20231 min read
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 5, 20231 min read
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 4, 20231 min read
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 30, 20231 min read
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 10, 20231 min read
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 6, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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 29, 20221 min read
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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