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Healthy Eating with Kids… Isn’t That a Contradiction?
Is it even possible to get my kids to eat healthy without losing what’s left of my mind after halfway raising all these kids?
Getting...
Charity Spotlight: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Perfectly healthy humans get blood cancer. You cannot predict it or prevent it. When I learned this, it was all I could do not...
Chasing Normal
Throughout our five years of marriage, my husband and I have shared a running joke. After my many attempts to make things from scratch...
Charity Spotlight: The Chemo Noir Story
Cancer impacts everyone.
We have all had a friend, family member, colleague or child who has battled cancer. Some of us win, and for some...
‘My Mom Has Breast Cancer — and I’m Her Best Medicine’
I’m 49, married 12 years to a wonderful man, Kent, and we have a 5-year-old daughter, Lucy. I have Stage IV, Metastatic Triple Negative...
5 Secrets to More Energy, Optimal Health and Feeling Amazing in Your Body
Are you ready to access more energy, optimal health and feel good inside your body? Being a mother is the most rewarding experience in...
March of Dimes: One Mom’s Story on the Day Everything Changed
After what we considered to be an uncomplicated pregnancy, everything changed at 33 weeks when I woke up with sharp pains. After an entire...
Charity Spotlight: Empowerment Resources, Inc.
Fifteen years ago, a spark of passion in a Jacksonville native was ignited when she saw a necessity for an organization to serve and...
FunSize: Coming to Terms with My Daughter’s Achondroplasia Diagnosis
It was the last Friday of September 2016, a week since our visit with the geneticist. I had not thought much about the impending...
Self-Care After Giving Birth: Expert Advice From Real OB/GYNs
After having a baby, the last person a new mom makes time for is herself. However, in the weeks following the birth, it is...
Talking to Your Kids About a Violent Tragedy
Just over a week ago, we watched as frightened teens ran for their lives out of a South Florida high school. A school. A...
What It Means to Be a Greek Mom
As I write this, I hear my children talking to our Amazon “Alexa” to their YiaYia and Papou (Greek for Grandmother and Grandfather) for...