I could write a book about how motherhood has impacted my life. The short answer? It has changed every single aspect of my life. Everything I do, I do with my children in mind – from having a healthier lifestyle to what I like to do in my free time (if ever I...
I wasn’t so sure about motherhood, having never been a babysitter. I was in love with my husband and figured I would enjoy motherhood because I was lucky to have a great mom myself. But having never changed a diaper before, I was pretty terrified when my due...
Two days ago, I posted on Facebook about a simple yet profound interaction I had earlier in the day: Today, as I drove home from work, I pulled up to a stoplight next to a homeless man with a sign that said “Grateful Always”. I rolled down my window...
Meet the Editor
I'm Saralyn, a mountain mama fueled by coffee, community, and adventure, raising three kids at the foot of the Rockies. I'm so glad you're here!
The Marshall Plan for Moms is a start. But we can’t let quick fixes distract us from long-term solutions. In so many ways, 2020 was a dumpster fire of epic proportions. As the world slowed to a halt and we were forced to do things differently, we came face to face...
We interviewed Kate Eisenberg, MD, PhD, to get the answers you need to live your new normal. A lot of parents have questions about what's okay and what's not okay during this social distancing period. While we know that the situation is changing every day, it would be...
On December 9, 2017 my middle son left for the Navy boot camp. He was 21 years old. He had no military parents, brothers, or hugely patriotic upbringing. I don’t even like the president. But my son Gabriel had talked about enlisting, off and on, for years, and the...
This week, my friend Amy Rosoff Davis posted a photo on instagram with a caption about how hard it was to find balance as a working mom. It’s a struggle so many of us know all too well, and one of the biggest challenges we must learn to navigate… sometimes on a daily...
I’ve spent most of my 6 years as a mom just trying to keep up. With an active six-year-old who is obsessed with climbing, riding, swimming and week-long creative “projects,” and a 3-year-old who literally can’t go one minute without ingesting, licking, touching,...