WhenI first found out I was pregnant again, I was thrilled. We’d just been through a loss of a pregnancy in January and I...
Sex. For me, it's always been such a four letter word. Sex is seemingly simple, but it can bring up VASTLY complicated issues. It's...
Kombucha is the nectar of the gods, or, at the very least, the gods' favorite fermented tea flavored with fruit. It's delicious.
Can you believe me?...
The weather! Let me say it again, with more specificity…the weather in Vermont these past two weeks! Can I just get a collective, “Amen?”...
This summer, my four-year-old son, Manny became obsessed with the number 11. He counts out blocks, toy cars, and candy pieces to 11. He...
To be honest, you won’t know right away.
When you find your child lying on the ground beside her bike with no obvious injury, you...
In June, I attended my son’s final Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting of the school year.
G just completed his second of what will be...
To fight COVID-19, we have to change our strategy.
When my husband first started reading the news about the novel coronavirus to me over our...
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...
A week ago, I sat down with 17-year-old high school junior, Juniper, and her mom, to talk about youth vaping in Vermont.
I am not...
(Disclaimer: While I am a trained speech-language pathologist, the following tips are general suggestions to help encourage your child's language development. If you feel your...
I just scheduled my first Covid vaccine.
And I feel some odd combination of gratitude, relief, guilt, and shame.
I am eligible to sign up for...
I have been going to talk therapy on and off for almost 20 years, and I have never understood the stigma that is associated...
Anybody have a baby with a tender tushie? I certainly do! After 2 horrible yeast infections in about 2 months time I decided that...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
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...
