by Michelle Mansfield | Jun 19, 2019 | baby blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Kids, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting tips, Postpartum
I seem to base all my “shoulds” on photos, commercials, and social media posts when I see parents doing all the kid-things with smiles on everyone’s faces. Bath time for example. It starts with the registry and me scrolling the aisles of Buy Buy Baby where there’s an... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Jun 3, 2019 | baby blues, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting tips, Postpartum
I didn’t have a child at the same time period as many of my friends and the common woman, whatever that means. Brooklyn is my one-and-done and I had her when I was 36, quietly approaching 37. No, I wasn’t 80, but in the world of pressured timelines and your OBG... 
by Michelle Mansfield | May 14, 2019 | baby blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Natural, Parenting, Postpartum
The first few months after Brooklyn was born, I didn’t leave the house much. Partly because it was the dead of winter, along with everyone in the world proclaiming she could die from the flu. Those two things are valid points but I never really acknowledged to myself... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Apr 16, 2019 | baby blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Happy child, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting tips, Postpartum
I am so guilty of this habit we, as mothers, have created when it comes to casual conversation. “Hi! How are you?” “Gosh, SO busy. How are you?” “OMG SO busy too. I can’t keep up!” “I know, right?” The conversation takes a screeching halt. At times you may even find... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Apr 9, 2019 | baby blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting tips, Postpartum
Montell Jordan’s “This is how we dooooo it!” song rings in my mind as I think about this topic of advice. From the moment you announce you’re pregnant, the advice & opinions come flooding in to a level where it can feel drowning. You may also have some unnecessary... by Michelle Mansfield | Mar 12, 2019 | baby blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting tips, Postpartum
I’ve always been attached and connected to things that others may say goodbye to in an easier way. I felt bad if a stuffed animal wasn’t played with enough, I am ultra-nostalgic about trips, college, and apartments I’ve lived in. I reminisce about times in my life...
