I can think of almost no other role in this life that requires as much emotional resilience as being a mom. Being a resilient mom means to be able to withstand or recover quickly from stress and challenges, and our roles as mothers give us plenty of opportunities every day to practice this skill. From…
For hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, January is the month of the new diet and our relationship with food. I’m sure most of us have been there with a new year’s resolutions to cut out all sugar, do a Whole 30, or lose 20 lbs. If you currently have a new…
This time of year is heavy for me because it was three years ago in November that we lost my son’s birth-mother Katie to suicide. Which is why I feel it’s so important to know how to talk about suicide. Every year in November, I plan to do something to commemorate Katie in some way–an…
On top of everything hard that’s going on in the world right now with COVID-19, the last thing that we need is to listen to our own negative self-talk and harsh judgement all day long as we try to navigate this new normal. With that in mind, I pulled ‘How to Stop Judging Yourself‘ from…
My older sister, Sarah McKenna, has battled depression and bipolar disorder from a young age, and she has helped me and countless others in our own mental health journeys by being open about hers. I have never known anyone as brave and tenacious as Sarah, and I’m honored to have her as a guest on…