One in every seven women gets a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder like PPD. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders can show up any time during pregnancy or in the first 12 months after birth. If you aren't feeling like yourself, talk...
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Women and Heart Disease: Symptoms You Should Not Ignore
Many women visit their gynecologist every year to follow recommendations for Pap smear and Mammogram, and for most of them we...
By the time Baby Nathaniel and I arrived home at 6:00 p.m. on November 30, 2012, we had gone to FIVE stores in FIVE hours, and he had ZERO naps! How did this all happen? Well, it is one...
I've been reading the Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children through a book study at my church. In this book and its predecessor, The Artist's Way, the author, Julia Cameron, asserts that making room in your life for...
I met my husband, Mark, when I was just nineteen. At that time, the only thing I knew for certain about life was that I would spend the rest of mine in New Orleans. On our first official date, Mark...
The first year I lived in New Orleans, I was safely ensconced on the campus of the Baptist seminary in Gentilly. Everyone else was also new in town and we had a little Mayberry of sorts inside those seminary...
"We just gave away our last table ... "
....I stared at him blankly. "Excuse me?" My husband and I exchanged glances at each other and then around at the half empty restaurant. I squeezed my children's hands and waited...
I graduated from library school (yes, there is such a thing) in 2008. During my time in school, I was living in Washington, D.C. and working in government. I focused my degree on law librarianship and archives. I never,...
Cary and Nick
When Cary and Nick first got married 14 years ago, they were both employed full time, and Cary was working hard to complete her undergraduate degree. After a year, they had their first child who was quickly...
Disclosure :: This is a sponsored post brought to you by Good Eggs. That said, we thought EVERY mom in the city should know about a company that delivers fresh groceries for FREE (during certain hours) and has impeccable customer...
Disclosure :: Our holiday recipe series is sponsored by Touro Infirmary and Whole Foods Market.
The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends. Unfortunately for many it also becomes a time for over-eating, guilt and weight...
There's no shortage of family fun in New Orleans, especially at the holidays! People always say "there's just something about New York during the holidays," but we think that there's something about New Orleans, too!
We are excited to share...
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Treat the Family to McDonald's While Helping Those in Need
Imagine your child is sick. Very sick. You seek out doctors at a hospital miles away from home, friends or family because it's what is...
It’s hard to believe that the school year is just about over! As excited as I am about not packing school lunches nightly, making sure uniforms are clean and let’s not forget about homework, the thought of having 2...