My wife birthed our first child. When it was my turn to get pregnant, it took forever. Each month was riddled with hope followed by disappointment. At the time I ran a program for kids with autism. They were beautiful, brilliant, and often times physically aggressive....
As I sit down to write this blog, my five-year-old daughter is beginning her gymnastics class at our local rec center. I watch them warm up and I can’t help but wonder if she’s in the right class. Most of the girls are much taller and older than her. But she’s...
My name is Heidi Ganahl. A lot of folks know me as an entrepreneur and the founder of Camp Bow Wow, or more recently, Regent-At-Large at The University of Colorado. But most people don’t know that along with my passion for dogs, I have a driving passion for my...
I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I had a beautiful, happy baby boy. I had a husband who doted on us (and did the dishes diligently). My parents had rented an apartment across the street to help take care of Rho and me. I had just inked a book deal and was...
We sat in a crowded hospital cafeteria, sleep-deprived and terrified. We couldn’t eat. We could barely think. “Do you think she could die?” I asked him. My stoic husband answered with the slightest head nod, and I could no longer contain my grief. After weeks of no...
Motherhood has taught me that I can be counted on. I get my Sh*# done. It’s like I become a machine when I need to be, whereas before, I would sometimes sit and ponder why life was such a pain in the ass. Now I just do the thing. If it’ll truly benefit me...
