Here’s something about being a mom that nobody warns you about, the way your own needs quietly slip to the bottom of the list. You spend your days holding everyone else together, keeping meals on the table, managing schedules, solving problems, and carrying everyone else’s emotional load. Over time, you forget that your own soul … Read more

When a child in the family faces a serious or ongoing health challenge, everyone feels it. The focus often shifts quickly to doctors and specialists, schedules and medications, and keeping the affected child as stable and safe as possible. That focus is natural and necessary. But over time it can leave others in the family … Read more

There are few words that shake a parent to their core like the ones spoken in a quiet doctor’s office when a diagnosis is given. In that moment everything feels as if it changes. The world tilts in an unfamiliar direction and nothing feels certain anymore. The parent may feel overwhelmed with questions, fears, and … Read more