I was sitting on the sandy floor of a hotel bathtub when I admitted to myself that I thought I might be pregnant. That I might become a teen mom. It was fall break and my parents wanted a family beach trip now that we were all a little older. The younger two weren’t preteens yet so they were excited. My older brother and I were very much feeling our 16 and 18 year old selves though. I was moody and sullen and I didn’t want to be away from and out of touch with my boyfriend for a whole […]
Pregnancy Unfiltered
Holding Space by Holding Your Tongue: A Therapist’s Perspective on Pregnancy and Infant Loss
I am a therapist by trade. Occasionally, in my work with new moms, I am bestowed with the great honor […]
My Almost-Death and the Lessons It Taught Me
Not too long after I got re-married to an amazing guy, we and my ten-year old son decided as a […]
I had an abortion because I couldn’t afford not to.
“How could she do that?” “That’s murder.” “I would never, ever do that.” “How selfish.” We hear these exchanges all […]
This Is Not Your Fault: Becoming a Mother of a Child with Birth Defects
This is not your fault. May 6, 2016 At our 20 week anatomy ultrasound, Dr. S. told us that Rowan […]
