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I worried about not being a good mom. Now I give zero fudges!

I worried about not being a good mom. Now I give zero fudges!

New motherhood is my life. As an Obstetrician, I see mothers and fathers in their first dear-in-headlights moments of parenthood. Worrying about your children is every parent’s right and it starts in the womb. Am I eating enough? Am I drinking enough? Am I reaching too high? Am I bending too low? Will the baby be…

Tired Mommy Diagnosis: “Ya Doing Too Much” Syndrome

Tired Mommy Diagnosis: “Ya Doing Too Much” Syndrome

Do you ever have days when you feel like you are going to mentally explode?  Where the to-do list is so daunting you become paralyzed with inaction? You may not be able to place your finger on the exact term to describe it but I have found one: YaDoinTooMuch Syndrome. It disproportionately affects moms because…

Learn When To Say No… “I Cain’t and I Ain’t!”
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Learn When To Say No… “I Cain’t and I Ain’t!”

No Means NO! A hard ass lesson I’ve learned since becoming a mom is that I cannot yet operate at the level I did before I was a mom. Don’t get me wrong, this does not mean that I will never operate at the highest of the high levels from my previous life- I AIN’T…

I Need a Do-Over! Tools for Coping With a Bad Day
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I Need a Do-Over! Tools for Coping With a Bad Day

Having a bad day? Some bad days start as early as stubbing your toe upon getting out of bed in the morning, and continue with a domino effect of little things. Yet other days may only take one event to bring you to the realization that you are in need of a do-over. What might…