Melissa Fleming
Melissa Fleming lives in Prairieville, Louisiana with her husband, Blake, and their three beautiful daughters: Evelyn (5), Clara (3), and Chloe (2). She graduated from LA Tech with a B.A. in journalism and then earned her M.Ed. and Ph.D. in counselor education from UNO. She is the owner of MWF Counseling, LLC. In between seeing clients and chasing toddlers, she enjoys watching Real Housewives and drinking as much caffeinated tea as possible.
How to Be an Emotionally Intelligent Mom
Emotional intelligence is a buzzword these days for a reason.
“Emotional intelligence” is a term coined by Peter Salovey and John Mayer (uber fancy academic psychologists) to attempt to describe what researchers have been trying...
Solo Parent: Week On/ Week Off
It may take two to make a baby, but not every family has two parents on hand to raise the babies.
I am an offshore wife, married to a man who works and lives on...
Sorry, I Can’t … I’m in Baby Jail
I’m in baby jail- four years and counting.
What is baby jail? It’s this precious, exhausting, all-consuming, finite period of time when it is all about the babies. It has to be: they need to...
Parenting While Grieving
Loss is inevitable, but it’s crushing when it happens to you. Loss hurts, it will trigger many complicated emotions. You may feel sad, infuriated, devastated, confused, frustrated, alone, regretful … all normal feelings to...
Carrying on the Holiday Tradition of Christmas Villaging
Every year during the holiday season, families enjoy their own traditions. When you become a parent, you can’t help but think back to your childhood holiday memories. If you’re me, you assess which activities...