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Conquer mom life with Motherly’s honest, opinionated advice and recommendations, from what to watch to what to wear.

There’s a new way for women to take control of their health—thanks to EverlyWell 🙌

Health answers at home? EverlyWell's at-home tests make it possible.

Updated Jul. 30, 2018
Khloe Kardashian with shirt hair

5 celebrity moms rock sleek, short hairstyles 😍

Short hair, don't care. #momcut

Updated Feb. 10, 2022

This is the kind of parent I want to be

I don't follow a script or a plan. I don't fall squarely into any subheader in the dozens of parenting books I've read. To be perfectly honest, I'm kind of winging it here.

Updated Jul. 30, 2018
Chip Gaines and kids sleeping

Joanna Gaines captured the perfect photo of father-son bonding

Sometimes the stillest moments are the sweetest.

Updated Feb. 10, 2022
toddler laughing in a car seat

13 hacks to keep your car organized—from real mamas

We asked #TeamMotherly to share their best hacks, tips, and tricks to keeping their cars (or minivans) organized and clean—and they delivered.

Updated Feb. 02, 2022
Cardi B

Cardi B cancels tour to stay close to baby—and mamas totally understand why

It's a brave decision, and one too many working mothers can't afford to make.

Updated Feb. 10, 2022
child hugging grandma

Dear Grandma and Grandpa: Do you know my kids are obsessed with you?

Your love does not go unnoticed. The kids can feel it. And I can see it. Life just wouldn't be the same without you!

Updated Oct. 02, 2022

3 tips to help parents put away their phones during family time

How to exert some control over our phone use, to minimize the potential negative impact on our children. 🤳

Updated Jul. 27, 2018
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Report shows life is hard—but millennials are more resilient + resourceful 👏

It really is harder to get by these days, and the data graphed by Axios shows it's just simple math.

Updated Feb. 10, 2022

When I struggled with breastfeeding the answer was simple: I needed grace

It finally sank in: I was doing the best I could, and that was enough.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff’s simple, powerful honesty: ‘Pregnancy is hard’

She admits the journey is special but says it's also really difficult.

Updated Feb. 10, 2022

To the woman who called me cruel as I held my dying child

Through those tears you can see so much love; two parents proud of the little baby that touched their lives in a profound way.

Updated Jul. 26, 2018
nursery

Walmart’s online nursery section just got a gorgeous makeover 🙌

Mamas-to-be can shop six curated collections that are on-trend (and on a budget).

Updated Feb. 10, 2022
baby sitting in a high chair

Why the AAP is telling parents not to put plastic bowls, cups + plates in the dishwasher

The American Academy of Pediatrics just released a new policy statement calling for changes in regulatory processes at the FDA when it comes to deciding if food additives are safe.

Updated Feb. 10, 2022

Netflix + bedtime? 40 binge-worthy shows you’ll devour in one sitting

Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, etc. are all my co-conspirators in why I stay up way past my bedtime.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
woman working at a desk

As a working mom, one day I asked myself: Is this really what I want to be doing?

For me, work gives me something of my own. Something to separate me from being Henry and Simon's mom and Logan's wife.

Updated Jan. 31, 2022
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