by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | For Mothers
“This fall, our youngest starts first grade, so all three kids will be in elementary school. I’m starting to think about Life After Children, or maybe just Life After Summer Vacation. It’s as chaotic as ever, but somehow the kids need me less. They’re more off on...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | For Mothers
“By the end of the day, I feel frazzled and chock full of pent up feelings and thoughts. I don’t want to let all that out on my kids or my partner – and I hate it when I do – so do you know any ways to get rid of this stuff without exploding?!” It’s really normal to...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | For Mothers
“Obviously I know what I’m supposed to be doing hour to hour in a day, but in terms of the big picture, I feel like everything got turned kind of upside down since I became a mom, like where I was headed in life – and this has all gotten more confusing since I went...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | For Mothers
“I get to the end of a long day and I feel just used up and sort of empty…” You, like every parent, put out so much during the day that it’s easy to get depleted: more is going out than is coming back in. And after awhile, it is natural to feel like you are running on...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | For Mothers
I’ve got a two-year-old plus a newborn and I was telling my own mom how stressed out I was. She interrupted and said, “That’s just mothering, you may as well get used to it.” Then she changed the subject, as if she were passing down some...
