Nine years ago I was at my heaviest (non-pregnant) weight ever. I had given birth to five kids in six years, was overwhelmed, had no money, was in a fucked up marriage and was not taking care of myself. Life looked like this: And this: and this: and this: Nine years ago I was 43 […]
Self Care
The Self-Care During the Holidays Bingo Series
I’m a little late in getting this post written, but I’ve got goals for November, and this is one of them. So I’ll cut right to the chase. I’m running a fun, self-care bingo series for the next 7 weeks. It’s a fun way for you to not stop taking care of yourself as we […]
I teach you how to believe in yourself.
It took me a long time to build up the courage to file for divorce. A long time. I knew for years what the right thing to do was. In my gut I knew I was fighting the inevitable. But I just didn’t have the inner strength — the inner belief — to pull the […]
Accidental Asshole
Four years ago, when Number 7 was five years old, she played her first (and last) season of soccer. She didn’t love that she didn’t play actual games, and she also was about nine thousand times more serious about winning than all the other girls playing. Number 7 takes her sports pretty seriously. So we […]
So Much Fun, Susie!
Last week I started a weekly summer bingo series for the NYAM community. It’s something I do with my E-School members, and I decided to offer it to anyone and everyone for the whole summer. For free! 195 women grabbed the first week’s bingo card, and 85 women joined the closed Facebook group where we’ve been having fun […]
The Empowerment Experience FREE Challenge
For many of us, the past 15 months have been some of the most challenging months of our lives. And we moms have been pushed to the limit. There is plenty of data on the toll this past year has taken on women.* Now that things are opening back up and life is starting to […]