Ask any Baton Rouge mom what she wants for her children, and health + wellness will be one of her first responses. Whether it’s the mental health of her teenagers, how much screen time to allow her toddlers or struggling with breastfeeding, moms simply want the best outcome for their children’s overall health.
You never imagine it won’t go exactly how you plan -- no matter how many times people tell you or how many books try to inform you that all pregnancies and deliveries are different. You never really believe that yours won’t be the way you see it in your dreams. I mean really, if you think about it you spend 9 (really 10) months planning and imagining all the possibilities of how it will be when you birth this new bundle of joy into the world.
For me, my last pregnancy and delivery was everything I never thought possible. I had heard of postpartum depression, but had never had any personal experience with it. I was too strong, too busy,...
People who live with anxiety face a battle almost everyday. I know because I have diagnosed anxiety. We often try to educate people on how to help us cope by giving them a lot of information at once. That can be helpful, but also overwhelming.
To understand anxiety you must first grasp that it affects the mental AND physical. We speak often about the anxious brain, but what about the anxious body?
Ever heard of generalized anxiety? It is anxiety that lives on the inside of a person. It involves their nervous system and causes sensations in the physical body. I think of it as my body having a panic attack. Imagine feeling like all of the sensors in your body are going...
Comparisons are a thief of joy. No one knows what is going on in the perfectly designed homes we see on Instagram or what the husband who tags his wife in various romantic articles on Facebook is really like. While I would love to spend my days sipping coffee while doing Bible Study and taking photos of me clipping flowers in my sink (you know what photos I'm talking about), that isn't life. That isn't real.
A few weeks ago, while scrolling through Instagram, I saw a photo of a woman who took a photo of herself in front of a mirror wearing next to nothing. One of the comments was "I wish I could be you, even if it was...
The text read: “Mom, there’s blood. A lot.”
After reading my 18-year-old son’s text, I called a specialty gastroenterology clinic. After giving the scheduling desk my son’s symptoms and birthdate, we had an appointment the next day. A next-day appointment for a new patient with a specialist? Sound the mom alarm bells. The doctor visit was quick and to the point. Two days later: a colonoscopy. Within four days of making the initial phone call, we had a diagnosis: Severe Crohn’s Disease.
My 18 year old son had been experiencing gastro-intestinal issues on and off for four years. There was also a period dramatic weight loss and bouts of debilitating fatigue - both of which were written off to teenage hormones....
Late last week, my husband opened the door of our toddler's bedroom to the dreaded smell of vomit in his crib. Aaahhhh, poor baby had acquired the dreaded stomach bug! Unfortunately, the typical 24 hour illness has been around my home for going on 72 hours now, but so far has claimed only one victim. In the past few days I've cleaned, disinfected and laundered more than I've ever wanted. Luckily, the stomach bug hasn't reared its ugly head in our home in over a year, but with immediate action required, there are a few items that have really come in handy over the past few days. With this fresh on my mind I've put together a quick list...
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Oni225 :: Baton Rouge's New Japanese Street Food Pop-Up is Worth Visiting
Oni225 came to fruition in February at the Asian Night Market when two...
