Searching through the bathroom drawer for an elastic to braid my daughter’s hair, I glance in the mirror without thinking. Out of habit, I pause to inspect the reflection.
My eyes fall first on my waistline, which is thicker than it was six months ago. I turn to the side and stand up tall, ...
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When the Finish Line Keeps Moving
We had been running for over an hour and a half, and we were tired. A friend and I had trained for months, running several times a week and nursing injuries along the way to prepare for this half-marathon. Now we were in the home stretch, the finish line within reach. Entering the last aid station, ...
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How to Fight Body Shame
“Why can’t everyone just leave me alone?!!” I yelled, slamming the computer closed and storming out of the room. Corey tentatively followed me into the kitchen where I was hurling plastic dishes into the sink. I wanted to eat something, but I distracted myself by cleaning up the mess from breakfast ...
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Feeling Crazy in an Upside Down World
I’m still recovering from my last trip to the grocery store.
An eerie silence greeted me at the door, compelling me to walk quietly, almost on tiptoe as I sanitized my cart. The air felt solemn, void of the usual buzz of smalltalk and laughter and even tantrums--in fact, children were ...
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When Life Doesn’t Look Like You Want
Yesterday didn’t look the way I expected. Maybe you can relate.
By ten o’clock in the morning, I laid on the floor weeping in defeated surrender over frustrated plans for my first day with my newly homebound children. One stubbornly chose to clean her room rather than join me in kid-friendly ...
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What’s Happening Inside Us
When he was two, our son had several episodes where he would simply freeze up and stop responding. Connley would stare at the ground, unmoving for minutes at a time, as if he had checked out of his body, leaving just an empty shell of a boy.
Terrified, we would do anything we could think of to ...
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