I'm going to be the first to admit that I am not the best at making time for "me time." It is incredibly hard for me to switch out of "mom mode" and into just "Wendy mode." It's not because I don't still have a self that is separate from motherhood, but more because my [...]
Tag: grief
Supporting Friends Through Grief
Grief doesn't just come with death. Grief can come from the end of a relationship, it can come from the loss of a job, the loss of a friendship, the loss of a dream. Just as we are all different as individuals the way we grieve will also be different. Grief will change you, it [...]
Let’s Talk about Prenatal and Postpartum Depression
"When I look in the mirror I don't recognize the person looking back at me, I feel like I'm living in someone else's skin."-me to my husband about 7 months postpartum Before our daughter was born I was dealing with some stuff. A lot of stuffs. We were in a financial hard spot. My husbands [...]
Creating New Traditions as a Family
Growing up I loved Thanksgiving. I loved the closeness I felt to my family, I loved the excitement of knowing the Christmas season was coming, I loved all of our little family traditions. It truly was the happiest time of year for me. As we all got older things changed, as they naturally do. Being [...]
I Didn’t Bond With My Baby Right After Giving Birth
That's not an easy thing to say. It filled me with so much sadness and shame at the time. Made me feel like I failed her from her first seconds of life here on earth. Mom guilt right from the start. When they handed her to me I felt love, but I didn't feel the [...]
Grieving Amid Joy
These are the last pictures I have with my mom. We went to Florida to visit her that April. I did not want to go on this trip. My husband kept pushing for us to go, but I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach something bad was going to happen. Anyone who [...]
Her Name Was Judy
September 11, 2012, the day my life would change....again. On September 10th I was on the west coast for vacation. Driving down the coast of California, hiking, taking in the sites, going off the grid. I was staying at some off the beat hotel and my mom called me. "Hey honey, first of all I [...]
