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Is this just pregnancy insomnia or perinatal anxiety?
It’s currently six in the morning and I have been awake since roughly 1:58am. This has been my ongoing struggle for the past couple of months. You see, I am approaching the 30th week of pregnancy and extremely excited (and nervous) to welcome my first child with the love of my life. A year ago, we had just started “trying” to get pregnant (after a wonderful first year of marriage when we bought a house together). In April, I found out I was pregnant and had a miscarriage just a couple of weeks later. We kept trying, though, and I peed on a positive pregnancy stick once more the day…
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What working from home is like in the first trimester
Well, friends, we’re at the tail end of my first trimester of pregnancy and I thought now would be a great time to update you on the big happening of my life right now: The challenges of pregnancy and working from home! With today’s growing gig economy and the fact that so many people are taking on remote job opportunities, it seems natural that many of us will become work-from-home parents eventually. And, well, I’m about to enter that world. I’ve been a freelancer ever since I moved out of New York City and re-settled in Florida, met the love of my life, and we have now begun the process…
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50 Ways I tried to heal after a miscarriage
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. It’s never easy to admit to something difficult and painful in a public way but, here I am, admitting that I recently had a miscarriage. In fact, I wrote about it on Instagram (and my other social media channels) earlier this week, just after my doctor confirmed what I already knew to be true. During my anniversary trip last weekend, I had the best of time and the worst of time, quite literally. While having tons of fun with my husband, celebrating three years since our first date, I was also bleeding and losing my first pregnancy. It came as quite a blow since…
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Let me get real honest about my struggles with mental health lately
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. I read somewhere once that, when you break, you don’t quite get put back together the same again. The Japanese art of kintsugi repairs those broken pieces with gold but, to be honest, I’ve never really felt like my scars were majestic parts of myself to show off. Instead, I’ve mostly kept those physical and emotional scars hidden deep beneath the surface — one at time peeking out when I felt strong enough to share. For years, I’ve prided myself on being fearless in my writing and yet I’ve kept silent the past couple of months about the struggles of my mind. Sure, I’ve…
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The Robin Williams (Anthony Bourdain) Tragedy Affects Us All
Note: This is a story that was written for and published on Latina.com in August 2014. However, the site has since shut down and my story has disappeared… But the internet gods allowed me to find it in its entirety, so I am re-posting it here since a) I feel very strongly about this topic & b) this piece was really important to me because I believe we need to talk MORE about mental health and end the stigma — especially in light of the Anthony Bourdain news this morning that has me crying all over again. So, I wanted to continue to share it. Enjoy! I remember feeling shocked over the news that Heath Ledger…
