Tag: anxiety
Please Don’t Tell Me to Relax {I Have Anxiety}
I have always been sure of myself in two crystal clear ways:
I am a perfectionist and I am introverted.
Despite being the butt of some jokes over...
Overcoming My Fear of Flying
"Think of all the planes that take off and land each day."
"Flying is the safest way to travel."
"Turbulence is nothing more than a bump...
I Never Knew I Needed You
To my second daughter,
I never knew I needed you. Funny how the things we need most in life are apt to be things we...
Am I Screwing Up This Parenting Thing?
Am I The One To Blame?
I'm lucky enough to have two happy and healthy children. I'm also lucky enough to be the one who...
Panicked Parenting
It happened again, this time as we were leaving the gym. A random, out of the blue, seemingly unexplained tantrum that was very loud...
The Face of Anxiety and Depression Might Look Different Than You...
People who don’t know me all that well probably think I have my stuff together. I’m able to work a few days a week...
I’m Not Worried
It’s that time of year, where parents have dropped off their college-aged kids at campuses all over the country and left them to fend...
Preparing for a Road Trip with an Anxious Child
This fall, my brother’s wedding in Ashville, North Carolina, will bring our first family road trip. Sure, we’ve driven an hour here or there,...
K is for Kindergarten; P is for Panic
With summer sadly winding down, I can’t help but apprehensively anticipate the next adventure for my family.
Kindergarten.
Public School Kindergarten.
Oh boy…Where do I even start?
We...
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay: Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
If someone asked what the most common complication of childbirth was, what would you say? Diabetes? Preeclampsia? Nope. Guess again. Believe it or not,...