I am Insecure

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I am insecure. Not all the time, and not in all situations, but insecurity is not a foreign concept to me. It's not something I like...
The arrival of February has always been special to me. It’s Black History Month and I enjoy the opportunities to celebrate our art and...
A little over a year ago, when we moved to Vermont, I happened upon an article in Seven Days. The article was about the...
My sister cousin has breast cancer. She’s also my best friend. She’s not the kind of best friend where we coo about how much we...
If you live in northern Vermont or other places in the northeast, you’ve surely heard the buzz about EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis, pun intended)....
Well, hello Burlington! After spending summers in Vermont my entire life, and attending UVM, I always thought I would be a Burlington mom myself,...
The first time I had a panic attack I thought I was dying. I don’t mean that dramatically; I actually thought it was the...
If we're friends in real life, or you follow me on Facebook, you might be surprised to hear I have postpartum depression. I was surprised...
Do you love connecting with other women? Do you enjoy helping new moms through the early weeks and months of motherhood? Maybe you are...
My son Abe was diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer in his leg in December of his senior year of high school (Read...

BRCA2 Positive

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BRCA2 positive.  It was something that I never had even heard of or thought had anything to do with me, until recently.  Little did...
Hey there! I'm Jules and I'm excited to be guest posting on the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog. I'm a blogger and recipe developer obsessed with...
I suppose it was stupid of me to think that all of the self-doubt I felt would end the minute I walked across that...
The day I turned 36, I told my husband, "I might as well be 40." He laughed it off, saying I was crazy, but I...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...