motherhood

Cortney Novogratz on designing the life that works for you

In this inspiring first episode of Season 7 of the podcast, Cortney…

My son’s autism diagnosis drove me to denial and grief—but it made me a better mother

I needed to let go of the life I thought I would have and start loving the one I was living. Autism is an inherent part of who he is, and I love him wholly.

Emma Roberts shares her best advice for moms: ‘just love your child and yourself’

Actors Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund welcomed their son Rhodes Robert in December.

King Soopers is my grocery store. Now, it’s another place I don’t feel safe

This pandemic is raging all around us, in every neighborhood and community in America.

This is how much harder it is to be a single parent in the pandemic

The looks I would get at the grocery store made me want to strap on a sign that read SINGLE PARENT, CAN'T KEEP MY KID HOME!

My baby was born addicted to heroin. Here’s how I forgave her birth mom.

The series of days surrounding my daughter's birth was the most emotional time of my life.

Why teaching your kids independent play is actually self-care

Lovevery's cofounder assures you that letting your kids play without you is healthy for you both.

The pandemic won’t define me as a parent

I want my child to feel like I'm home base. His rock. Even in a global pandemic.

The Lily’s Neema Roshania Patel on feminism and showing up for moms

Liz checks in with another trailblazing mother, editor and founding member of…

6 things I wished I had known about having biracial kids

I'm always waiting for someone to make an inappropriate comment.

To my child, if you remember anything from the pandemic, remember this…

When this is all over, I hope you remember these little moments.

I won’t let the “dream gap” derail my daughters

Here's how I will empower them instead.

Grandma, we desperately miss you

A year into the pandemic, my family is profoundly feeling their grandparents' absence.

3 lies about my postpartum body I’ve tried hard to unlearn

Let's just stop collectively talking about mothers getting their bodies "back."

To my child, who keeps asking if there was a pandemic when I was little

"Was there germ-time when you were in kindergarten?"

I won’t parent the same way again after the pandemic is over

It's been a year of "wait and see".

Dear self, it’s ok to feel like motherhood is full of contradictions

I've never been more broken, and yet never been more complete.

8 lies I believed about what parenting in a pandemic would be like—until we all lived it

#2: That I would be ready to send my kids back to school when it became a possibility.

This powerful photo of a breastfeeding ICU nurse in PPE reminds us how essential working moms really are

ICU nurse Mandi Tuhro snapped this photo of herself during a much-needed break.

5 lies about being a girl mom that we want to settle right now

"Girls are easier than boys."