Mom Life

When you’re a new mom, it can be daunting to figure out how exercise can fit back into your life. And it’s not all about fitting back in your pre-baby clothes (does that ever happen to anyone?), but more...

The United States has the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households, with 23% of children under the age of 18 living with one parent and no other adults. This number is more than triple the average...

Thanks to Apex Physical Therapy & Wellness for sponsoring this article.  Pregnancy is a journey. For some, its blissful, wonderful, and smooth; while others have a bumpy, wild ride filled with ups and downs. As a mom of four, I’ve...

Before I sat down to write this article, I googled, "Spring cleaning." Just looking at the first page, I was already overwhelmed. So many tips and so many ways to get the house looking like it came out of...

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...

In a chaotic world, household chores are never ending. It doesn't matter if you stay at home, work full-time or part-time, have a long commute, work from home, have six kids or one, we all have chores to do. Cooking...

A little over a year ago, I was running completely on empty. I was trying to make everyone happy, and falling short of it. The more I denied myself, the worse I felt. But the "mom guilt" kept me...

Pause for a moment and picture your perfect morning. What does it look like? An ideal start to the day might include breakfast and an episode of a favorite show. Perhaps the perfect rise-and-shine recipe is yoga and a shower....

What do you really need to pack in that hospital bag? We do so many things to prepare for baby to arrive, and this is often question that comes up for first time moms.  Here are some ideas on things...

Take a moment and think back to the early postpartum weeks. Other than sleep, was there something you couldn’t wait to do? Some part of your routine pre-baby, something that made you feel great, that you were dying to...