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Owning personal shame and self-love as a woman in today’s world

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After Madonna’s Grammy appearance, immediate chatter began, all about her face. By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser

March 22, 2023 Culture

When postpartum depression lasts beyond new motherhood

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Moms are supposed to rebound. Some of us don’t. By Christy Tending

September 1, 2022 Parenting Challenges

Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself

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Motherwell talks to Jungian psychologist Lisa Marchiano about her new book, and motherhood as a journey of self-discovery.

April 27, 2022 Books, Parenting Challenges

Learning to walk (alone) again. This time without my kids.

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I was a morning walker well before I was a mother. By Emma Wilkins

March 17, 2022 Family

Teaching my kids how to make focaccia helped my family find peace

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There’s power in knowing you can do something creative, even in a world turned upside down. By Sarah Walker Caron

January 24, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Perimenopause and the climate crisis are hitting me at the same time. Now what?

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We are both going haywire, Mother Nature and I. By Marya Markovich

January 5, 2022 Culture

Why I have mom guilt when my children miss out on things

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The fact that my kid is in his school uniform while his classmates are all dressed for the party makes me cringe. By Virginia Fundora

November 9, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Starting the school year sober. Here’s my story.

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I have spent years juggling my three jobs: teacher, mother, and alcoholic. By Jennifer Dines

October 21, 2021 Parenting Challenges

No matter what stage of life, mothers are always listening out

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The saying that a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child is true. By Beth Thompson

September 29, 2021 Parenting Challenges

The best books about kids who have lived through difficult times

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Literature is a great way to put our pandemic struggles into perspective. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens

September 20, 2021 Books, Parenting Challenges

How anxiety taught me to choose myself, even over my mother

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I wasn’t used to saying “no” to Mom—and didn’t know where to begin. By Elizabeth Newdom

September 14, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Q&A: Mom Brain

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Motherhood changes the way we think and feel about ourselves. We talked to Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco about how to cope with this upheaval.

September 9, 2021 Books

Why I wish I hadn’t played with my kids so much

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During those play sessions I frequently felt resentful and bored. By Marya Markovich

August 11, 2021 Parenting Challenges

My mom was very competitive. This is how it affected me.

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My mother set about blending our identities from the day I was born. By Nancy Camden

July 12, 2021 Parenting Challenges

I only have one kid, will I always be expected to help with yours?

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Sometimes my siblings complain about the stresses of parenting and I want to say, then why did you have three? By Grace Orbison

July 1, 2021 Parenting Challenges

I’m a Google executive. This is why I advocate low tech for my kids.

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Our children’s immature brains do not stand a chance against the sophisticated algorithm we designed to hook users. By Eva Tsai

June 2, 2021 Culture, Parenting Challenges

One mother’s quest for perfection as an OCD parent

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All my OCD has become focused on making unpredictable toddlers happy and I am exhausted. By Jenny Leon

May 25, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

One mom’s journey to becoming, and staying, a non-drinker

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Lunchtime beers would spill into afternoon cocktails and then more cocktails. By Jordan Souza

May 18, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Can yoga help parents of teens during the pandemic?

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He’s sick to death of online school, of not seeing his friends. By Heather Hewett

April 20, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

One thing strong kids do: they adapt to change

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Strong kids embrace the changes in their lives. They work on adapting to the things going on around them instead of resisting them. By Amy Morin

April 9, 2021 Books, Parenting Advice

Women and caregiving in the pandemic, there’s hope on the other side

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We didn’t ask for this new life, this set of unattainable demands and responsibilities. By Karen Paul

March 4, 2021 Culture, Parenting Challenges

How to raise optimistic kids in pessimistic times

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Hopeful children are happier, more satisfied with life, and more willing to try. By Michele Borba, Ed. D.

March 3, 2021 Books, Parenting Advice

How we decide which picture books to save from our kids’ childhood

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It was the official end of the picture book era in our family, and I was surprised by how bereft I felt. By Mary Janevic

February 22, 2021 Books, Parenting Challenges

Raising a Rare Girl: an author Q&A

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This book is a meditation about what unconditional love offers both recipient and giver. By Sarah Buttenwieser

January 28, 2021 Books, Parenting Challenges

When you can’t fix your kids’ problems anymore

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While maybe I’m no longer Mom the Fixer, I can still be Mom the Closer. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco

January 7, 2021 Parenting Challenges

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