WELCOME TO A BRUTALLY HONEST MOMMA

This post is a little different than how I normally write. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s familiar thoughts to those of us that fight...

If you have read any of these posts, then you know that I hate the phrase “choose happiness”. Mostly because for some of us this does not...

As some of you know, this last year has taken quite a toll on my mental health and for those of you that are close to me it has taken a...

This comes in stages. You’ll have a day where you feel like you are conquering the world and everything is finally taking a turn for the...

I did not expect to be writing this yet. I thought we had more time. More time to visit, to laugh, and to call her. I thought I had more...

Hey depression, I see you creeping back in. I see your teammate anxiety throwing everything you have at me. I’m sure many of you have...

Whew life. It sure likes to take those moments where you are standing proud and kick the stool out from under you. Life takes the twists...

As many of you know, I recently went back to work after 9 years of being a stay at home mom. It has been a huge adjustment for everyone,...

Dear mom, No not my mom. You, the one reading this. I know it seems like other moms have these perfect lives, perfect kids, and perfectly...

I’m sure you are all wondering what patience and grace have to do with the continuous battle with mental health that so many of us...

Apparently when I study late at night after everyone is in bed, I get to actually take the time to process my feelings and thoughts that...

This word to me is worse than being called a B (I told my mom I wouldn't swear). This word is a judgement based off of uncontrollable...

Whew. This is going to be the hardest thing I have ever written, but I promised to be brutally honest and open about my experiences so...

I see you. I see the defeat and exhaustion in your eyes. I see the anxiety and depression replaying every moment you felt like a failure....

This is a tough one. Not only is it hard to find the words to make sense of why we blame ourselves, but it’s hard to explain how small...

When you hear the word depression, you automatically think sadness. The world teaches us that depression is a feeling of sad hopelessness...

This word does not exist in the world of depression and anxiety. You know that one friend that gets upset if you don’t text back right...

I am going to start by saying that I do love being a stay-at-home mom, and I am very grateful that I am able to do it because my husband...

Often times when we lose someone to suicide, their closest family and friends say that they had no idea they were even struggling. They...

Chaos. It's a word that as a mother you become all too familiar with. From sun up, to sun down our days are very chaotic. Mornings are...