The Village Press

Expectation Vs. Reality #1 feat. Sacha Welch

BEFORE (Expectation): This will be my third baby and I’ve done a lot of prenatal work to set myself up for a better physical recovery. I suffered f...

The one about communication

People think communication is everything and it truly is. My husband is amazing but he's not a mind reader. He didn't know how worked up I would ge...

The one about mid-term pregnancy loss

It was a weird scenario because we had just moved to a new country. I had a miscarriage before we moved and part of the catalyst for moving was th...

The one about full-term pregnancy loss

“Where does this begin? Does it begin adolescence when I was starving myself and my parents said, ‘if you do that, you will never have babies?’ Fas...

The one about loss

“It’s okay to say you’re not okay. My first daughter was stillborn at 36 weeks. I had lost movement so we went to the hospital and found out the...

Self Care Sunday Feat. Sari Fox

A friend was seeking my advice about a work incident and needed it resolved by a specific time. During my friend's requested particular time, I ha...

Self-Care Sundays feat. Jenny Bird

Self-love practices and self-care practices have become so important to me - and I mean more than just a bath. There are deeper things that I have...

The one about finding balance... the third time around

“I suffered from postpartum depression after my second. It was dark and miserable and I didn’t understand how I could divide myself between two ki...

The one about having a prophylactic mastectomy

10 YEARS AGO “I participated in a BRCA gene study at a hospital when I was 22. No one in my family had any history of breast or ovarian cancer, but...

The one about too much advice

“No one ever told me about the constant conflict of information that you get as a parent. Someone says do A,B,C,D, and then you read something five...

The one about loss

“My mom had two bouts of cancer in five years. I’m grateful she got to meet my son, that’s the most important thing. It’s lovely seeing your parent...

The one about parenting a child with ADHD

She’s always been very different ever since she was a little baby. She was never interested in toys but instead focused on running around. She stru...