Health + Wellness

When someone you love suffers from Alzheimers, the grief process cycles over and over.     Season four of This is Us rocked me to my core. Don’t get me wrong, the entire series has me in tears every week, but season...

As COVID 2.0 threatens to disrupt, preserve the peace and uphold the sanity.   I am saddened and so disappointed to be in this spot yet again, but I feel the writing is already on the wall for what the days,...

June is World Infertility Awareness Month, highlighting infertility issues faced by people around the world each year. That’s right – the WORLD.   There is a misconception that infertility affects only a small part of the population, but, according to the...

February 25th is International Cochlear Implant Day.   A clock ticking. Leaves crunching. Rain pattering. Birds chirping. Normal day-to-day sounds. Sounds I never heard … for 29 years. My newborn son crying. My newborn son cooing. My son’s first word. Sounds I didn’t hear … for his first year of...

Pregnancy grief is real, there's no shame in facing your emotions.   I’ll call it blissful ignorance. I was so happy to be unexpectedly pregnant for the second time and in a state of shock and awe for weeks after discovering...

Have you ever felt like you're on edge over the tiniest things or like you're not quite yourself because of intense anxiety? You're not alone. I used to brush off these feelings, attributing them to everyday stress or the ups...

Seasonal affective disorder seems like a trendy buzzword, but what IS it exactly?   We sat down for a Q&A session with Melinda Seley, a Licensed Professional Counselor, formerly of Avenues Counseling here in St. Louis.  St. Louis Moms Blog: What is Seasonal...

Menopause.  A lovely stage of life when our bodies glitch, overheat, change, and rebel. It's not all a struggle. After all, those pesky periods we've been putting up with since puberty finally stop ... But it's a time to get to know...

I loved her first I held her first And a place in my heart will always be hers.   These lyrics from Heartland’s “I Loved Her First” are simple but meaningful words. Words many listen to on that magical wedding day, hearing those...

The nine months leading up to birth are full of eventful happenings. Hearing your child's heartbeat for the first time, baby showers, gender reveals, and sharing the news with friends and family. By the time the baby arrives, the...