Health + Wellness

We, moms, are busy people. I find myself thinking and saying “I’m so busy” way too often. I cringe when I hear myself utter this phrase. However, it’s true. Like everyone else, I'm trying to keep up in many...

I write this I’m only a few short weeks away from my third presumed breastfeeding journey. I’m acquainted with some of the struggles of nursing, but I am unsure of what is in store for us this time...

Postpartum care for women is lacking in the United States. Most of the emphasis on health during the six to eight weeks after birth is on the child instead of mom’s health despite recovering from the trauma of...

Picture this: it is winter...in Nebraska. It’s freezing cold and completely unpredictable. You have to walk to work wearing only a windbreaker. To say that it's not an ideal situation would be quite the understatement. That’s the unfortunate reality for many...

I’ll just go ahead and name the elephant in the room. I’m in my thirties and I just got braces. Which I’ll be wearing for the next two years. Let that sink in. Nothing exudes confidence quite like a big...

September is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month. PCOS is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women of reproductive age and yet many women do not know what it is or if they have it. Some of...

Mindfulness is a valuable skill to nurture in our children. Developing mindfulness can help our children to better identify, express, regulate, and tolerate their emotions. Another fantastic benefit we get from sharing mindfulness with our children is that we are...

When I was in Kindergarten, we started every day with two songs. We each had our own “personal space” in the classroom and early on in the morning we would start singing and doing the body motions to “Father...

For the last week, my body has been naturally waking up between 5:45 and 6:00 am. My body...waking up on its own! This is something new for me. You see, I’m not usually a morning person. I’m not even...

A few months ago I was snipped and sterilized. That’s right—I got a vasectomy. After the dust settled of having identical twin boys, my wife and I decided that we were done having children. Before meeting with my doctor to prepare...