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Continue reading →: Not Every Loss Has a FuneralWe often associate grief with death, the loss of a loved one, the end of relationship, the closing of a chapter we never wanted to end. But there is another kind of grief that we don’t talk about much. The kind of grief that many of us carry quietly. And…
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Continue reading →: Checking Back Into RealityHey guys! It’s been quite some time, a few months actually. Nevertheless you guys have still been checking in and reading because we hit close to 46k views. Thank you!! Super exciting stuff. I’ve been wanting to blog and write but I just couldn’t find the motivation and I LOVE…
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Continue reading →: “You Still Look Pregnant!” – The Truth About Postpartum ‘Snapbacks’“You Still Look Pregnant!” Childbirth and motherhood are experiences that words really can’t describe well enough. It’s something you have to be apart of and see to really grasp how monumental it is. Housing a human is one of the most craziest things to go through from the moment conception…
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Continue reading →: Bosses & Business – A Sit Down With Perfectly UnbalancedCreators & Entrepreneurs a closer look into creativity & business. Perfectly Unbalanced: Therapeutic and community based program for adults. Today I had the pleasure of taking a seat with Loren. I met Loren a few years back when we both were interning for Girls Incorporated and working with young girls…
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Continue reading →: Put Your P*ssy On a PedestalMaintaining Vaginal Health A lot of men and women both live with this idea that the vagina is supposed to smell like all of these amazing things. Roses, water, fruit, and all the magical wonders of the world when really a vagina should smell like well… a vagina. As much…
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Continue reading →: The Importance of “Me Time” After a Breakupspending time alone taught me ‘real’ love Most of us have experienced heartbreak, if not consider yourself lucky. It sucks when you build a bond, get to know all of these things about a person and then boom, relationship over. You feel sadness, anger, grief, you go through all the…
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Continue reading →: Can Men Handle an Independent Woman?Is Dating an Independent Woman Out of The Equation for Men? I don’t think it’s a question of “can” when it comes to men and independent women, instead it’s do men want to? Is there a difference between the way men treat independent and dependent women? In speaking to a…
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Continue reading →: “I Thought I Could Change Them.”Does the saying “you can’t change people” ring true? Often times we hope our efforts change the way someone behaves, thinks, or acts in general. This happens a lot not only in intimate relationships, but personal relationships as well. I’ve been there before, hoping my words of encouragement brought someone…
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Continue reading →: Single Mother vs. Single WomanBecause the world creates a debate out of anything of course there’s a debate on who really deserves to call themselves a “single” mother or parent. The rule I’m seeing is that you can’t be a single mother if your husband, partner, or child’s father is temporarily away, working, or…
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Continue reading →: The 30 Day $elf Care ChallengeHey guys, welcome back to the blog. If you’ve been following my journey then you know just how important self-care and self-love are to me. It’s vital that we learn ourselves and better acquaint the person inside of the mirror. Practicing self-care and self-love allows you to identify your needs…
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Continue reading →: The Real World of BreastfeedingBreastfeeding Experience & Tips As soon as you find out you’re pregnant breastfeeding is automatically pushed on you by doctors. You start hearing “breast is best“, “You’re breastfeeding right?” and let’s not forget the various books and pamphlets you get just to inform you even if you’re not breastfeeding. Not…
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Continue reading →: Breathing Life Into Dead SituationsLetting go is one of the hardest things to do, and years later you can still find yourself holding on to fragments of that relationship. In a past relationship I had to let go, I didn’t want to hold on and then find myself questioning what I was holding on…
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Continue reading →: Confessions Of A MotherIt’s 1:40am and I’m holding my son who has been crying on and off for about the past 2-3 hours, I don’t even know I’ve lost count tbh. He’s super cranky and won’t let me get much done; I’m typing this on the iPad with one hand, rocking him in…
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Continue reading →: Don’t Tell Me How I Should I Feel While Growing A Human!Pregnancy is such a beautiful experience, I gave birth to my son 3 weeks and 2 days ago and I’m still in awe. One thing I’ve noticed is that people hardly discuss the downside of growing a human. I questioned why that was and then found my answer via social…
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Continue reading →: Birthing MakaiI don’t know about you guys, but I always wondered how pregnancy and labor & delivery was before I even conceived my son. How does it feel? What is it like? etc. I spent majority of my pregnancy using the Glow Nurture app and scrolling through all the community post.…
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