Alright, friends…can we have a little chat? We need to start lifting each other up, not tear each other down. A stranger recently came up to me and was shocked by how I looked. “WOW! People say the camera adds 10 pounds, but it adds so much more! You look good in person, but boy, the camera …
Bereavement leave is not enough: something needs to change
Exactly 12 weeks after I delivered my triplets, I received a phone call from HR. They were wondering when I was coming back to work. I remember my heart racing, the anxiety building, as I burst into tears. Just 12 weeks earlier, I delivered three children more than 17 weeks premature. In that …
Repeat after me: You are so much more than the number on the scale
Repeat after me: You are so much more than the number on the scale. It’s something I’ve had to remind myself of lately. Between the pandemic weight and the last few pounds from that baby weight, I found myself obsessing over that number on the scale. But here’s the thing, our bodies change over …