Category Archives: more than meets the eye

Hey, I’m going to tell you something I wish someone had told me a long time ago. Your mental health is important.  That seems like it goes without saying but so often we push past the safe zone for all sorts of reasons.  If you’re on social media one of the biggest drains and mentalContinue reading “You don’t have to do it all.”

When I was little I asked my mom to tell me a story all the damn time and she always would.  Last Mother’s Day I asked her to tell me a story again.  Or more specifically, I asked her to tell me 52 stories because I bought her a subscription to StoryWorth.  Each week sheContinue reading “Tell me a story.”

If there’s one thing I’ve learned this year it’s the importance of having the talk with your kid.  Not the sex talk, although that one is important too. The talk that says things will be hard but that you will be there with them no matter what.  The talk that says here is what toContinue reading “Have the talk.”

Hi. If you are reading this, you win. If you are reading this it means you’re here.  It means that you’ve made it through the bullshit that life has thrown at you.  It means you’re still surviving.  It means that you are stronger than every bad thing that has ever tried to take you down.Continue reading “If you’re reading this, you win.”

Okay. So. Wow. Turns out it’s really hard to write about emotional things and even harder when they involve someone you love whose privacy you want to protect. If you read my last blog post you know that the last few weeks have been really awful for our family.  You also know that I can’tContinue reading “I’m back?”