NFP is the buzzword of the week in my social media circles (yours too?).
Every year, NFP Awareness Week brings me mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I'm a faithful Catholic who loves the Church and her teachings on human sexuality and married love. My husband and I practice NFP, even when it's ...
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NFP After PPD: An Honest Conversation
Nutrition & Depression: What Every Woman Needs to Know
As someone who struggles with chronic mood disorders, I've been on a personal quest to figure out what's going on in my brain. And as someone who also struggles with other forms of chronic illness, I also want to know as much as I can about how my body works.
Truthfully, I've been looking for ...
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Practicing Presence: A Lenten Resolution for Mamas {in 4 Simple Steps}
My very favorite season of the liturgical year is almost here! Lent.
I love everything about it. The liturgies, the penance, the call to conversion, the painful walking of the Via Crucis towards Calvary.
So hard, and so necessary for our purification. It's like spiritual cod liver oil -- it ...
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Postpartum Self-Care Part III: The Importance of Sleep (And How to Get It!)
I'm happy to bring back our series on Postpartum Self-Care, with a topic that's near and dear to my heart: SLEEP. I'm a huge fan of #teammoresleep and so I'm thrilled to introduce you to Katelyn, the fabulous sleep consultant and owner of Sweet Pea Sleep Solutions. She shares a load of empathy and ...
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12 Advent Scripture Affirmations for Mamas with Depression & Anxiety
Brace yourselves. It's the most wonderful time of the year.
It gets me every year. The rushing and planning and list-making. The nursing of sick children back to health so that they can participate in all the festivities and get sick again (because hello, this is the worst cold and flu season ...
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This Valley of Tears
A few nights ago, I went to bed with a Lyme fever and a sense of foreboding in my gut. I prayed that sleep would cure it, and hoped that I'd wake with renewed energy.
But, it was not to be. Instead, I felt worse -- head pounding, body aching, panic rising.
It's a weekday. I'm on my own. Why, O Lord? ...
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