Health + Wellness

The clock strikes midnight. You made the decision that this year is going to be THE year for it. You dive in headfirst, guns blazing on it. After a couple weeks, the enthusiasm fades. It is no longer something that...

Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional or child welfare expert, but I am a mom who is passionate about this topic and want to help educate others. Please use the resources listed in this article for more...

When I was younger I had very specific ideas about what my birth plan and motherhood would be like. We would start a family in our mid-twenties and be done having babies by 30. We would have two or...

Today we're going to cover a topic that isn't pretty, and most people don't talk about (unless you're a women's health physical therapist like me, who treats this problem daily). CONSTIPATION. Although it's not necessarily a fun topic of...

I remember the first time my oldest son ran a road race. He was three years old. It was the youth run that was part of the former GoFar Woman event. We lined up together at the start line for...

February is Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 1 percent of babies (about 40,000 babies in the U.S.) are born every year with a congenital heart defect (CHD). I was one of those babies. Thankfully, I was able...

Bridgett Brewer knew she wanted LASIK. So much so that she started saving for the procedure. And once she hit her savings goal, she scheduled her consultation. But she hit an unexpected roadblock; the ophthalmologist she saw at the...

Have you ever viewed a friend's home and it is absolutely beautiful, on-trend, and well... perfect? You get a tour of their home and they show you how they replaced “absolutely hideous” things. They tell you, "The cabinets and...

With March being Pregnancy After Loss (PAL) Awareness Month, it has me thinking back to my most recent pregnancy (which seems like a lifetime ago). I had a healthy baby boy via a planned Cesarean in September 2020, and...

“I just drove my wife way up to north Fargo and dropped her off. Now she’s running home,” actual words my husband said to his co-workers. Seeing a mix of concern and judgment spread across their faces, he quickly added,...