Moms and Body Image
As a college student, I developed an eating disorder. I have many memories of my spiral into despair during those dark days. One of the…
As a college student, I developed an eating disorder. I have many memories of my spiral into despair during those dark days. One of the…
While straightening a shelf, I came across a scrapbook my mother made when the girls were toddlers. A wave of nostalgia hit me, so I…
If you are new to the world of autism, there is help for the uninitiated. Three years ago when I first heard my daughter’s diagnosis…
Having trouble with monsters? Skeletons in the closet? Do you have the pacifier blues? Fear not! Experienced moms have some answers. Cure for monsters, skeletons,…
“A friend loves at all times.” If you’re like me, you’ve heard and read that quote more times than you can count. But what happens…
One of the issues my husband and I often discuss is the well-being of our older child. With a severely autistic younger sister, my eldest…
Before autism turned our world upside down, we did a fair share of entertaining. I loved filling our house with people and feeding them. The…
The other day I saw a teen I’ve known for several years. She looked different, so I asked her if she’d lost weight. The minute…
Have you or your child ever been the victim of a bully? If you are human and breathing, chances are you said yes. So, what…
Our most recent homework assignment from our Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) coordinator is to journal our strengths and weaknesses as guides to our autistic daughter. (The…