Here I am. Third trimester in the middle of a Mississippi summer, where the heat hit me hard and sent me indoors once depression and anxiety finally subsided. Here I am. Scared for what life with two children under three will mean. Worried about … [Read more]
Embracing my untamed pregnant body
In a few hours my house would fill with the light of candles, the warmth of women's bodies, the bells of ritual and the voices of deep connection. Some of my closest friends would gather in sacred feminine circle for my blessingway, or mother … [Read more]
Dear C-Section Scar
Dear C-Section Scar, I didn't want you. I didn't plan for you. In fact, I did everything I could to avoid you. But today I touch you with compassion. I smile at you. I send love, grace, and tenderness to you. You are not weakness. You are not … [Read more]
The gestation of gender in the age of the ‘reveal’
We closed the last door in the carpool line and made our way back to my darkened, vacated classroom. My teacher friend and I had found ourselves "in bloom" at the same time, as a substitute teacher once described her. I was expecting my first child, … [Read more]
Drowning doesn’t look like drowning
For those who read this and feel worried about me, I am in a completely different place now than I was months ago when I started documenting my anxiety and depression through writing. Today I am healthy, safe, supported, and at peace. I share this … [Read more]
Hello, surprise pregnancy. Hello, tunnel of emotions.
Before the “Yes” on the pee stick, there had been one “No”. I’d bought plenty of pregnancy tests with my first pregnancy, and this time I knew I wasn’t going to mess with the “Is that a second line?” speculations of those cheaper tests. This time I … [Read more]
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