The first time I called 911 was when I truly understood the heartbreak of being Avery’s mom. 

Clothes on the floor, hair in the drain, open-mouth chewing, dishes in the sink - these are just a few of the dozens of pet peeves I’ve heard as a therapist.

Women are weighed down by an absurd expectation that after we have kids, our personalities and sexualities go out the window. 

I am sick of the perception that my child is some kind of anchor around my neck, dragging me to the depths of dating oblivion.

I spent years feeling like I had some fatal flaw.

The constant waves of emotions and the stress of trying to keep up with Instagram were hurting my health.

After-school restraint collapse is real, and teachers can be instrumental in reducing this phenomenon for children when they leave school and go home.