Celeste Yvonne, Brooke Raybould, Liz Minella / TikTok As a mom, life gets… insane. We all know this. We’re driving kids here and there. We’re working full-time. We’re meal planning and doing laundry and just living busy lives filled with never-ending to-do lists. Despite all this busyness, I still make time to hang out with...
TikTok As a mom with one child leaving middle school and one about to start, I am very aware of what a complicated era this is in our children’s lives. Even outside of the context of other children, it’s a time of extraordinary change and transition — physically, mentally, emotionally, and more. Put a whole...
miniseries/E+/Getty Images At 31, after a lifetime of trying to figure out what was wrong, I was finally diagnosed with hypermobility spectrum disorder. It’s a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that basically means my joints lack the support they need to function properly. It has led to decades of chronic pain, and...
PixelsEffect/E+/Getty Images What’s your love language? Yes, I know the premise of “love languages” is a bit problematic, but they are also somewhat useful in some circumstances. Mine, for example, is “words of affirmation.” Ya girl has rarely met a compliment she didn’t want to give or receive, but even I know there’s a difference...