Personal Essays

Becoming a Mother Feels Like Becoming the Sun

An ode to the joys of motherhood.

Jul 22 •

Everything in July

I wrote the personal essay included in this post about the magical, serendipitous moment when I met my husband and we fell in love. It was rejected by a…

Jul 15 •

What I've Learned One Year Into Motherhood

I wrote my way through pregnancy and postpartum and now I'm left with written evidence of preemptive nostalgia.

Jul 8 •

Howling at the Moon with My Husky

On new motherhood and dogs.

Jun 20 •

Women Cannot Be Persuaded to Have Children

The decision to create life, if given the opportunity to choose, is not necessarily rational but deeply personal, sometimes impulsive, always affecting.

May 27 •

An Itemized Billing Statement Hates To See Me Coming

Raging postpartum mom: 1. Hospital billing department's suspect labor and delivery charges: 0.

Apr 17 •

New Mom in the Wild Gets on a Plane

Reflections on my first flight with my baby at five months old, flailing down the airplane aisle in the aftermath of a devastating exploding diaper.

Apr 8 •

Overstimulation Station (feat. Emma Del Rey of Being in Motherhood)

Two mothers map their evening commutes on the long ride home.

Mar 19 •

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Motherhood Has Made Me More Ambitious

My baby has reminded me of the importance of dreams. And that you are what you love, not what you do.

Mar 12 •

The Adventures of the Postpartum Mommy Monster and Her Wavering Body Image

Eight months after the birth of my daughter, I waffle between confidence and confusion in the mirror.

Feb 26 •

Motherhood Deserves to Go Mainstream

I want to read mom stories. I want to watch mom movies. I want to be so inundated with mom content that I can find a motherhood story for every emotion…

Feb 19 •

Childbirth Is a Fever Dream

Postpartum is the groggy morning after.

Jan 28 •

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