“I know, just like all the other holidays, I will make it through. But unexpectedly, I think this has been the toughest one yet.”
I Made It Through The Holidays Without My Mom This Year, But Mother’s Day Is Bringing Up A Whole New Whirl Of Emotions
‘I felt like I was walking back into my life with no skin on. Even the most basic question would crack me open.’: Woman shares ‘secret’ burden of grieving miscarriage
“One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. One in four. And when I did hear this? It wasn’t until after I had gotten pregnant.”
I Didn’t See My Divorce Coming, And It Was Ultimately A Gift
“I had basically no money saved and no plan whatsoever. I pawned my engagement ring, which afforded me three months in an apartment, and borrowed two twin mattresses from my sister to put on the floor.”
‘My mom is a parent she didn’t have to be. To kids that aren’t really hers.’: Single mom shares Mother’s Day ode to grandmoms
“There aren’t enough words or gestures to properly thank my mom. I could not do life without her. Literally.”
The Power Of Being More Assertive
“I negotiated for a $20k salary bump with an all-male C-suite of a startup.”
‘Nobody tells you how hard it is.’ I realized I am not alone in this experience, in these feelings.’: Mom opens up about postpartum mental health journey
“I turned off the phone. Stopped going on social media. I sat in the depth of this new despair until one day I crawled out of myself to confess, ‘I’m not okay. I’m not okay. I’m not okay.’”
I Became An Adult The Day My Mother Died
“It wasn’t the day I got my driver’s license. It wasn’t the day I got married or had children. Maturity found me as heartbreak did.”
‘For you, motherhood is going to be different.’: Woman discovers how much she loves motherhood and all its moments
“I started to see while motherhood has its highs of the smiles, the connection, and the ‘over the moon’ love, it also can have its lows with different challenges, pain, struggle, and worry.”
‘My beautiful baby, I don’t know why I had to leave you so soon.’: Woman’s touching letter to children who have lost their mother
“I do know this… You are my legacy. You are the very best part of me.”
‘You are not weak for needing help,’ my mother-in-law said. ‘It makes you so brave.’: Woman shares lifelong journey with anxiety, mental health
“I am proud of the woman I have become. She is someone I never thought I could amount to.”