To my love, I may not always say it but I need …

"How can I be a better partner to you?"

I try to be intentional in every conversation I have to build genuine connections.

For decades, conversations about menstruation have been shaped more by silence than by openness.

“Stepparenting is extra confusing because you aren’t a parent, you’re not a nanny, you’re not an assistant.”

“Mourn her, then meet the new you.”

“I realized how important those tangible affirmations are to him. So I’ve made it a point over the last 15+ years to write things down in addition to telling him.”

Joseph’s story is a reminder that being “ahead” cognitively doesn’t mean a child needs less nurturing—it often means they need more. 

"There I was, bawling, and he was laughing, and it actually was pretty funny."

In your presence, your child feels an emotional security that allows them to be vulnerable, unguarded and exposed.

"If you could do any part of today over again, what would it be?"

If we don't do anything about the guilt it can eat away at us.

Recognizing our needs is the first step to reclaiming what we want.

Simple ways to take something off her plate—today and every day.

You just keep getting bigger, doing more, needing me less.

You are the incredible gift who gave me my cherished title of ‘mother.’

I know you’re worried. I know you’re scared. But you know what I know? You’ve got this.