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Teddy bears aren’t just for kids—why comfort objects might help adults sleep better too

Hugging a stuffed animal or weighted plush can reduce cortisol levels and lower anxiety.

Updated Feb. 13, 2025
Postpartum depression: An image of a mother cradling her newborn

Postpartum depression left me isolated—here’s how I built a village for moms

Becoming a mother stripped me bare. My body took a beating from growing a human. It took another beating bringing that beautiful human into the world.

Updated Jan. 21, 2025
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Feeling like you’re failing at motherhood? Read this

You should be proud. Proud of the way you mother. 

Updated Jan. 09, 2025
Mom and child wearing cozy winter wear – how to beat the winter blues

How to beat the winter blues as a mom: 4 therapist-approved tips

"It's time to turn your home into a cozy haven and create spaces in your home that you look forward to re-charging in."

Updated Jan. 06, 2025
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The stages of motherhood that will break your heart (in the best way)

I find myself wishing I could go back in time, to myself when I first became a mom. I'd try my best to tell her, motherhood is a series of rooms.

Updated Dec. 19, 2024
Holiday stress

10 things stealing your holiday joy (and how to ditch them)

We can’t control everything, but we can control what we choose to hold on to, and what we choose to let go of. 

Updated Jan. 09, 2025

My new year’s resolution? To unleash the power of being gentle in a hard world

It will look like: audacious self-acceptance, relentless self-care and radical love.

Updated Dec. 23, 2024
end of year favorites

The best things we bought in 2024 that make life just a little easier and more joyful

Consider this your sign to finally try that sauna blanket...

Updated Dec. 20, 2024
8 year old being gift for mom after losing dad

After losing her dad, this 8-year-old’s holiday gesture will leave you in tears

While no child should have to carry the burden of such loss, their resilience and empathy often shine through in remarkable ways.

Updated Dec. 09, 2024

Lounge sets that slay from home to holiday travel

Meet your new uniform: matching lounge sets. It’s the outfit equivalent of…

Updated Nov. 22, 2024
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To the mama without a village: I see you

Here's to the mums who don't have their village for whatever reason. The mums that are everything to their everyone 100% of the time.

Updated Nov. 25, 2024
Viral TikTok mom

This viral TikTok captures what it’s like to parent through exhaustion and mental health struggles

TikTok creator @ustheremingtons recently shared a raw, emotional video that has deeply resonated with moms everywhere.

Updated Nov. 21, 2024
A picture of a woman with her hands on her head in frustration

Can men really see the mess? Inside moms’ invisible labor at home

What science reveals about the phenomenon of “dirt blindness."

Updated Oct. 29, 2024
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7 months pregnant on the campaign trail: How motherhood has changed the way I view politics

Yasmeen Abutaleb is a White House reporter for The Washington Post who…

Updated Nov. 05, 2024
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