BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like an elusive treasure, we find ourselves obsessing about sleep not only for ourselves but for...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like an elusive treasure, we find ourselves obsessing about sleep not only for ourselves but for...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like an elusive treasure, we find ourselves obsessing about sleep not only for ourselves but for our children as...
We cannot help but to compare our experiences with other moms. It seems that in so much of our everyday parenting, we tend to look outwards at others and then make a determination about our own efforts to raise...
The Body After Babies: Redefining Beauty series was an amazing event to be a part of. The day of the photo shoot, being surrounded by so many courageous women, it blew my mind.
I actually changed my mind about what...
At my last doctor appointment, my OB asked what my birth plan was. You see, last time I had this lovely, detailed, birth plan all printed out and in my bag ready to go. It never even left the...
I want to love my body. Did you hear that? I want to love my body.
This does NOT mean that I want to improve myself and then love myself. It does NOT mean that I want to crossfit it...
At 18 years old and 95 pounds soaking wet, my belly is where the pudge settled. It wasn't even pudge, really. Just a slightly fluffy part of my petite frame. I was lucky, though, that my mother encouraged my feminist side...
He was born on the couch in my living room. I had wanted a VBAC. In my mind it was planned perfectly with me in total control of my birthing experience. My son, like most babies, had different plans. ...
Last week I was reading a book to my 15-month old daughter. I don’t remember which book it was or whether she even sat still for more than a few moments. What I do remember is that the pages...
Send yourself some love...because life is too damn short to worry about your cellulite!
My relationship with my thighs has always been rocky.
Even when my thighs were younger, I never liked them.
Hideous cellulite in a bathing suit, huge pieces of...
I see you there, six
with your skinned knees and short hair,
chasing after the boys down the street
with a skateboard under your arm.
I see you wanting to fit in
with your brother, even
wearing his clothes. Wanting to
be the same.
(But in secret,...
There's no need to be afraid. There's no need to be bashful. That's what I tell myself.
What I'm wearing in the photo is no more revealing than a bathing suit at the beach, except my midriff is exposed. The stretch...
Dear Nora and Maggie,
I want to start this letter by reminding you all just how much I love you. I know I tell you all this a lot, but my words can never truly express just how much I...
In + Around Vermont
Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams
My wife and I, with our then 2-year-old, moved to Vermont in 2021 from rural Missouri.
While we had great friends and community in Missouri,...
