When You’re Ready for a New Chapter, but You’re Still in the Middle of This One Therese (Mom) Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it means to want something different while still being responsible for the life you already have. You wake up, go to work, take care of your family, and handle whatever needs
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Making Room for Joy: Creative Outlets as a Wellness Practice Therese (Mom) When I think about taking care of myself, the usual things come to mind: eating better, drinking water, moving my body, and getting enough sleep. But lately, I’m making room for something else, too: creativity. Whether I’m picking up a paintbrush or imagining
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Oh the Places We’ll Go Haylee (Daughter) When I was laid up in that hospital bed, my husband and I spent many moments discussing all the things we would do when we got out of the hospital. Looking back now, I realize we were being a little unrealistic with the timeline of things. Maybe he
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The One No One Warned Me About Haylee (Daughter) I knew that what happened to me, happened to me physically, and that there would be the obvious physical healing associated with it. What I didn’t consider, what no one warned me about, was the mental and psychological effects that would take place. I’ve always been
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Coffee Shop Reset Tori (Daughter) Sometimes, all you need to fix a bad day is a trip to your favorite coffee shop. There is something so comforting about walking through the door, smelling the fresh coffee, hearing the quiet conversations around you, and knowing you are about to have a little time for yourself. Even
The Songs That Somehow Know What We Need Therese (Mom) Have you ever been driving in your car, cleaning the house, making dinner, or simply going about an ordinary day when a song comes on and suddenly you aren’t where you were five seconds ago? Maybe you’re sixteen again. Maybe you’re falling in love. Maybe
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Built-Up Stress: Working Out as a Release Tori (Daughter) Sometimes my stress level builds up so much that it feels like there is nowhere for it to go. Between responsibilities, emotions, overthinking, and everyday problems, it can become exhausting carrying everything around mentally. Working out has literally become one of the best ways for me
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What I Wish I Could Tell My 20 Year Old Self Therese (Mom) If I could sit down with my 20-year-old self for just a few minutes, I wouldn’t tell her to worry more about her weight or spend more time trying to look a certain way. I wouldn’t tell her to chase a smaller
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The Quiet Power of Journaling Tori (Daughter) Journaling has become such a safe place for me. When my thoughts are constantly racing, emotions feel confusing, or I can’t fully explain what I’m going through to another person, writing gives those feelings somewhere to exist. Sometimes I don’t even realize how much I have been holding
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Home Renovation: No One Warns You About the Emotional Cost Therese (Mom) When we decided to renovate our home, I imagined fresh paint, beautiful new spaces, and finally having a house that reflected the life we had worked so hard to build. I pictured the excitement of choosing finishes, watching rooms come together, and enjoying
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