Just when you thought that the maternal health crisis in America was at its all-time low, you’re realizing that we haven’t even scraped the surface. What am I referring to this time? It’s the gradual erosion of maternal mental health. New national data has revealed what so many families and clinicians already know– Mothers in the United States are struggling and the support to sustain them are lagging behind. Way behind. Here’s what we know for sure. Maternal mental health disorders (MMHD),...

So, let's be so for real. Motherhood is one of those journeys that humbles you in the deepest way possible. But it also strengthens you and, for most of us, it makes us the best versions of ourselves. It’s beautiful and exhausting. Sanctifying, yet, stretching. I’m still very much learning, but when I look back over the past year and a half, there are a few things I’ve learned that I believe every mom, or soon-to-be mom, can either pocket, relate to, or take to heart. 1. Being the first...

They say having a baby changes your life. But it does so much more—it changes you. I’m not the same woman I was last year, not even...