For a long time I hold on to this feeling as if speaking my truth would make me less adequate less desirable and less of authority in my field. In January 2020 after being officially diagnosed with PMDD I made a choice that would change my life forever.

Affirmations are sentences aimed to affect the conscious and the subconscious mind. Repeating affirmations daily to yourself is a great way to open up the mind and thoughts on self-awareness. Affirmations for women that are very specific to the women’s mind is one...

If you’re a mom, you know it’s not always rainbows and unicorns, but I wouldn’t trade this crazy mom journey for the world! If you are suffering from depression, please know you are not alone. There are resources and people available to help.

My moods can leave me distant from my husband and out of touch with my children and every day I have to make the conscious choice to not let my fears, my worries, my demons get ahead of me. 

“Emergency c-section,” my doctor told me. I went completely numb. I couldn’t hear anyone. I didn’t look at anyone. Tears were just coming down. As numerous doctors and nurses were coming in, they kept asking me questions, informing me what was going to happen. But if I am being completely honest; I really didn’t hear anything they said.

I’ve finally sat down to write this.  It’s not that it’s hard for me to talk about, or that I don’t want anyone to know, it’s just personal. PPD is the reason I got into blogging.  I needed an outlet, something to occupy my mind. I needed a way to find out that I wasn’t alone. Thus my first blog, The NO Drama Mama, was born. Kind of an ironic title, clearly I was experiencing drama, but whatever.