Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

As parents, we probably have no deeper wish than the desire to keep our children in our safe, sheltered care forever, and never have to send them out to “where the wild things are.” We tune into the news and see daily evidence of a violent, insensitive,...
What Mothers Need

What Mothers Need

When my daughter was born, almost eleven years ago, a friend gave me a copy of the poem “Mothers With a Baby” by Guadalupe Morfin. The poem reads, in part, Mothers with a baby need someone to sing them to sleep to tell them a story to promise them a...
Dear Exhausted, Struggling Mama…

Dear Exhausted, Struggling Mama…

There is a whole genre of “Dear Mom” letters and blog posts out there: “Dear Mom, I know it’s hard now, but it gets better, you just have to trust someone who is further along on the journey than you are…” I love reading these letters,...
A Mother’s Search for Meaning

A Mother’s Search for Meaning

The next few weeks are shaping up to be pretty emotional for me. First, tomorrow is the publication day for Mothering Through the Darkness: Women Open Up About the Postpartum Experience. This powerful book challenges the myths about and breaks the silence...