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The Just You Waiters Have Been Wrong About Everything
A plea for the Just You Wait Battalion to wave the white flag.
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Violet Carol
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May 2024

I Didn't Cry at My First Ultrasound
Moments in pregnancy that didn't happen like the movies.
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Violet Carol
Dear Diary, Everything Hurts and I Peed My Pants
An unabashed list of the strange bodily changes I have experienced during my first pregnancy.
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Violet Carol
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What It Means to Feel Ready
Encouraging the notion that entering a transformative era can indeed be prepared for.
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April 2024

All the Things We Wait For
How pregnancy teaches us about patience and finding peace in the temporary.
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Violet Carol
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The Depths of Pregnancy Loss
Reflecting on pregnancy after miscarriage and how to support your loved ones carrying the grief of it all.
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Violet Carol
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Too Many Babies in My Face
Expectation overload in the absence of "baby fever."
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Violet Carol
Movement in Pregnancy
Taking up space, finding stillness, and waddling into the third trimester.
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Violet Carol
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March 2024

Growing a Baby While Growing a Business
Exploring the mother-entrepreneur's uncertainty about the postpartum period and prioritizing the needs of the body.
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Violet Carol
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The Duality Reality
Calmness and chaos. Stillness and hyperactivity. Misery and awe. Fear and gratitude. And all of the other polarities of being pregnant.
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Violet Carol
My Body the Home
An open invitation to rebel with me against the "bounce back" brigade.
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Violet Carol
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A Glass Half Full for the Halfway Point
I have survived the first 20 weeks of my tumultuous pregnancy and I'm finally starting to hold little joys about it all.
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Violet Carol
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