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“You Need to Get Your Thyroid Checked”

Let me preface this post with saying I have had Hashimoto’s since I was 16, and it was managed all

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Let Your Light Shine

Occasionally, I just get in the mood to rewatch old 16 and Pregnant episodes. I was in that mood the

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Never Give Up on Yourself

I remember sitting in my classroom, googling, “what can I do with a teaching degree?” I felt so stuck in

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Show Your Kids the Real You

In today’s society, there is so much pressure to be the perfect parent. Moms are expected to do everything a

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OCD is NOT Being a Murderer

I saw something on TV last week that really bothered me about what the world thinks of people with OCD.

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My Original Story I Sent to My Therapist Before Being Diagnosed with Postpartum OCD

In honor of Maternal Mental Health Week, I wanted to share my original story that I sent to my therapist

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It Finally Happened

I had always wondered what I would do when one of my children got a stomach virus. My first major

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Life Behind the Photos of Managing a Toddler

Before I was a mom, I was a middle school teacher. Managing a class of 28 sixth graders was so

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The Uncomfortable Feeling That Comes With OCD

Trying to describe the uncomfortable feeling that comes with living with OCD is not easy. I didn’t realize the uncomfortable

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“I’m In A Meeting, Like Mommy!”

The other day I walked in on Caia and Emmi playing in Emmi’s room after I got out of a