Audra S
Making the Most of Your Space
Someday, I will have a house that's big enough to satisfy all of our family’s needs, desires, and dreams. It will be able to hold all of our stuff so well and we’ll be...
Healing ED Brain While My Daughter is Listening
My “eating disorder (ED) brain” has been with me through every season of life. No matter the size on the tag in my jeans, this ED brain has accompanied me most places I go....
Introvert Raising an Extrovert
Why does no one prepare you for the possibility that your child’s personality may function so differently than yours, in such a way that it continuously yanks you out of your comfort zone on...
To The Postpartum Mama As We Begin A New Year
Confession: I wrote this piece last year when I was barely two months postpartum in December 2020 but, in the newborn haze, I forgot to submit it. Reading it this year made me smile;...
When You Know They’re Your Last
This month, my last baby turns one. I’ve been having a really hard time with him growing up in a way that I didn’t with my daughter (my firstborn). It has nothing to do...
Be the Mom Who Says “YES”
Last summer, in the thick of 2020 and all of our quarantine time, I made a heartbreaking discovery. I realized that whenever my daughter wanted to have a book read aloud, she would to...
Combo Feeding: Formula Doesn’t Have to Be a Breastfeeding Death Sentence
In our culture and within motherhood, everyone seems to be so fixated on or curious about how moms are feeding their babies, which makes for an interesting dichotomy in our culture and within motherhood.
There...
Lullaby Wishes :: Infertility and Pregnancy During a Pandemic
I’m excited to share my unique pandemic pregnancy experience with you in this “story time” style recounting. Please remember as you read this post, that this is my own personal experience and not a...
Lullaby Wishes :: Birthdays Are a Big Deal in Our House
Infertility feels like true despair as you’re enduring it. Even once you reach “the other side,” the effects from it continue to linger. There’s a finish line that feels so out of reach, and...
Every Woman Needs an “Anna”
If you’ve read any of my past content you’ll know that, when it comes to pregnancy, I’m in the high-risk boat. I have trouble getting pregnant, and once I’m pregnant, it requires a lot...