grief – That Playground Life

flotation therapy, mental health, mom blog, mom life, postpartum, postpartum depression, sensory deprivation, therapy

My first experience with flotation therapy

February 16, 2019by thatplaygroundlife1 Comment

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 [...]

Supporting Friends Through Grief

January 13, 2019by thatplaygroundlifeLeave a Comment

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 [...]

grief, marriage, mental health, mom blog, mom life, postpartum, postpartum depression, pregnancy

Let’s Talk about Prenatal and Postpartum Depression

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018by thatplaygroundlife2 Comments

"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 [...]

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Creating New Traditions as a Family

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018by thatplaygroundlife1 Comment

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 [...]

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I Didn’t Bond With My Baby Right After Giving Birth

November 9, 2018by thatplaygroundlife2 Comments

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 [...]

breast cancer, death, grief, marriage, mom blog, mom life

Grieving Amid Joy

November 4, 2018by thatplaygroundlife1 Comment

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 [...]

breast cancer, mom blog

Her Name Was Judy

October 26, 2018October 28, 2018by thatplaygroundlife2 Comments

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 [...]

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