Mental Health

No, it’s not schizophrenia. I’m just a mom who still, after almost three years, hears the beeps of all the monitors, feels the coldness of a dark room, and remembers the touch of what the plastic felt like on my twins’ incubators. I didn’t know I was in labor four a couple of days before heading to the hospital at 30 weeks pregnant with my twin boys. Feeling intense cramps that kept getting worse, I decided to head to the hospital. Indeed, I was in labor, and the cause was a UTI. I was put on an antibiotic drip and sent up to high-risk because my contractions weren’t stopping. In a matter of 24 hours, I jumped from 2cm dilated...

It sometimes happens very unexpectedly. You wake up, begin your normal morning routine, and then you feel it. A very slight, hardly noticeable, ever so subtle “something,” call it a feeling, in your stomach. It’s not a pain, just a small ache. It could appear after some long weeks of parenting or working or both … or long nights of waking up with an infant. Sometimes it is not even a feeling that is desired … but it is still there, present enough to, for a brief moment, take your thoughts away from the tasks of the day ahead. Then this thought or feeling, given the slightest opportunity to be entertained, makes itself more present, but still whispers to...

It’s Life. Every day comes with its’ needs, emotions, and a long list of unfinished tasks that need attention. Tell me I am not the only one that feels they are on the brink of falling apart at any moment? How it is life can just keep coming at you, begging for you to give, when you have nothing left to give? Some days I feel like I’m in control and having a good day. Then there are the ugly days, when it is a chore to get out of bed, with swollen puffy eyes, and I just don’t seem to have any patience for my family. Even when I seem to be unraveling on the inside and it becomes almost unbearable to keep...

ADHD Overview: When Distractibility or Hyperactivity is Something More Fidgeting, inability to focus or concentrate, moving around all the time, or being unable to complete work may sound like kids being kids. In some cases, it can be a sign of something more, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The transition between school semesters can be a good time to evaluate children for ADHD or adjust treatments for those already diagnosed. Above all, parents should know they are not alone in this experience. According to the CDC, more than six million American children, or about 9 percent, have been diagnosed with ADHD. Understanding the Symptoms ADHD is a chronic condition that affects millions of children. It presents along a spectrum. Some children have symptoms of inattention, distractibility and poor...

It’s like a scene from ‘Sex and the City’… no really. I struggled with perinatal and post-partum depression during and after giving birth to my twins, so I haven’t quite felt beautiful in a long time until New York City. I have never been to the northeast so, I thought “why not”! I booked a nonstop flight and stayed in the heart of NYC, in Midtown for five days. Little did I know that this trip would change my life. NYC: magical, breathtaking, sexy, busy, chaotic, friendly, overwhelming… all the above. Every woman needs to visit NYC at least once in her life, but a mom MUST see it. Sure, I can laugh and cry anywhere, but I was able to...