TUM

Freelance

Writer.Editor.Creator.

In For Parents ·

Why The People You Choose Don’t Choose You Back

I think everyone, at some point in their life, romantic or platonic, has experienced this. We have had fathers leave us as young children, and mothers who are right in front of us but have mentally checked out. We’ve fallen in love with people who decided they didn’t love us back or had siblings that we poured our love into and it has never been reciprocated. In more ways than one, we often choose people who don’t choose us. It’s a very complex stirring that occurs when this happens to you, it brings up many different ... Read the post

In For Parents The Co-Parent The Conscious Parent The Nontraditional Parent ·

I Don’t Push Myself Anymore – Here’s Why

When I first started to wake up, or open my eyes to realize there was something bigger than myself and the life I was living, I took various roads to explore that.  One of those paths was the professional development route, learning the power of affirmations and the law of attraction. I learned how to manifest, and how to structure my daily routines in a way that would set me up for success. This path led to a natural segue into spirituality, which felt more aligned once I was given the foundations of personal ... Read the post

In For Parents The Co-Parent ·

Why Asking This One Question Could Change Your Life

Yesterday, on a lazy but blissful Friday with my two-year-old son, I made coffee and breakfast and put on a new show while he watched cartoons on his iPad. I am into basically anything on HGTV, so I put on “Mediterranean Life” on Hulu. The show is about families, mainly American, choosing to leave their busy structured lives back in the States and move to a beach town on the coast of the Mediterranean to experience a slower pace.  Sounds delicious right? As I was soaking in the frequency of this, because I don’t ever ... Read the post

In For Inspiration For Parents The Co-Parent The Conscious Parent ·

How I Do Whatever I Want, All The Time, And Still Manage My Life

  To many, and especially moms, this sounds completely surreal. Yes, I thought that too, and honestly, it took me a lot of trial and error to get here. Luckily for you, I bared the brunt of the suffering, so now I can teach you the shortcut.   I have had many, and I mean MANY moments in my life where I fought the shit out of the wave that was falling over me. It got to the point where I was drowning as I punched the waves, exhausted, borderline drowning, and miserable beyond belief.   Even when ... Read the post

In For Parents The Co-Parent The Conscious Parent ·

Why Friend Breakups Happen More After Having Kids

People say that your friends drop like flies when you enter motherhood, and it's true – not just because your friends fall away, but you decide it’s time to move on too. Yes, it’s a given that we grow out of certain friendships, and yes, you’ll make new ones, but sometimes these people aren’t replaceable; sometimes, they are your people. When you reach a level of adulthood where friendships are more profound, the fallout can be more painful than we anticipated. It is the grief you didn’t see coming. As someone who ... Read the post

In For Parents For Pregnancy Wellness ·

3 Things I Wish I Knew About Postpartum

Body dysmorphia can happen to anybody – and pregnant me was NOT prepared for postpartum. Here I was, this vegan and physically active woman, who followed lists and never forgot what she needed to get done that day. She could sit fully focused and bang out a work project in one sitting, and she had the ultimate discipline in every area of her life. This girl was going to master pregnancy – and she did. Before getting pregnant, I mentally and emotionally prepared myself for this stage. I was ready to change physically, I ... Read the post