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May 28, 2014 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I see my therapist every Wednesday. The office I go to is one of those places that has about 10 or 15 different social workers and psychologists and psychiatrists there. There are three different windows to check in when you get there. Today the place was packed. I had to wait in line for over 5 minutes. All […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: mental health, you are not alone

You might be surprised by what happens when you put it all out there.

October 27, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

When I started this blog, I wanted it to be a place for moms (and dads) to come to get a laugh. And to not feel so alone. To know that there is at least one other person out there whose kids aren’t perfect. Whose marriage isn’t always a fairy tale. Whose house is a […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Addicts, drugs, finances, gambling, Jones, Oreos, overspending, shoulders, stigma, the stigma surrounding mental illness, you are not alone

Start spreading the neeewwwws….

July 15, 2013 by not your average mom 16 Comments

Well, I did it. It didn’t go the way I had hoped it would ideally, but, I did it. And it feels good. I did some things I never thought I could. Or would. First, there was the issue of getting into the city. Drive or take the train? I was afraid I’d get lost […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: LLS, NYC triathlon, push yourself, setting goals, team in training, you are not alone

All Moms F*ck Up.

March 17, 2013 by not your average mom 13 Comments

In March 2013 in New York a woman killed herself by jumping out of her 8th story apartment window. She had her 10-month-old son strapped to her chest. The baby, miraculously, survived. In fact, he was almost unscathed. Postpartum depression appears to have been the reason. This mom was also completely overcome with guilt because […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: depression, mistakes, mom guilt, postpartum depression, you are not alone

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