Self-Care

My only resolution this new year is to ‘survive’

This is my year to sleep when I can. To give myself grace, always. To embrace the mess.

Being a SAHM can be a thankless job—and yes, it’s real work

I am the always-on-call parent. And if I miss any of it, if I slip up, that's all on me, too.

Boys can cry, too

I don't think I will ever understand the notion that crying is something only women do.

A psychologist’s plan for dealing with family members critical of your parenting

Go in with the mantra, 'I'm going to choose joy over judgment,'" Ziegler says.

After 6 years of motherhood, I’ve finally started wondering what *I* need, too

I've been deep in the trenches of motherhood for six years. I had three kids in a short amount of time. Pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, identity crisis, repeat, repeat, repeat. There's been so much trial and error. So much learning and growing. I've been winging it, doing my best to figure things out as I go. After all, how else can you walk this journey?

To the woman who asked me to leave because my baby was crying

You may not have thought so, but I deserved to be there just as much as you did. And so did my baby.

No one human can be boiled down to a label, mothers least of all

I am wholly myself and wholly a mother but I am neither just a mom nor just myself any longer.

I’m defined by fatherhood right now—and it’s been a huge adjustment

Becoming a SAHD has completely changed who I am.

A kind stranger reminded me something today: I’m a good mom

We're doing good even when we feel like we may not be.

I’m not the mom I was hoping to be

I wish I could be more like my mom

Burnt out? 10 best ways to practice self-care according to Reddit

2. Don't be afraid to do nothing.

These viral photos of newborns dressed like Mr. Rogers are exactly what the world needs right now

He was the personification of kindness in a world that needs more of it.

I’m not a perfect mom—and that’s exactly how I want it to be

Ironically, striving to be the perfect mom made me a worse mom.

My key to getting through a rough day as a parent

How do you silence that voice? Where do you go to remind yourself of your worth, while you're reminding everyone else—your kids, your partner, your friends—of theirs?

Gabrielle Union perfectly sums up the first year of motherhood

Sometimes it's scary.

This mama’s powerful postpartum photos on Instagram celebrate her eating disorder recovery

Becoming a mother changed her body, but more importantly it changed the way she saw it.

I don’t mourn the woman I was before I became a mother

I was very fortunate to grow up alongside my child, lucky to have him anchor me to make choices that were better than the ones I was making for myself alone.

These viral comics perfectly capture the mental load of motherhood

Paula Kuka is the artist behind Common Wild and she's in our brains.

Even though I’m exhausted at the end of the day, I can’t fall asleep

I will remind myself to call the babysitter in the morning, buy dish soap, call the dentist, and respond to the work email, all in about 25 seconds. When I should be sleeping.

How are you feeling, mama?

The postpartum period deserves a better question than just "how are you doing?"