Allergies are more than just a nuisance. For some kids, they can be life threatening, and as a mom that means even [...]
Tag Archives: anxiety
The Good Part of a Panic Attack
I hate horror movies. I have never been able to understand why someone would find it entertaining to tease their mind with [...]
I’m Giving Birth, I Shouldn’t Have To Worry About Getting A Bed!
In the movies, women are never sitting in waiting rooms praying they’ll be granted a delivery room. But for my first delivery, [...]
Because Weakness is Strength — Why Mom Bloggers Resonate with Readers
My Grandmother killed herself. Or drank herself to death. No one can tell me for sure. But, after a lifetime of numbing [...]
Want to Win $500? Tell Us YOUR Creepy or Funny Bug Story…
Janice and I don’t usually sit around laughing about bugs (even thinking too long about them makes us squirm.) But when the [...]
How Do You De-Stress?
Are you a worrier? How often do you get stressed? I’m constantly amazed at how some people don’t seem to worry as [...]
This Night, Five Years Ago, Was A Very Different Night…
It’s hard to remember it. I’ve said before… it feels like it all couldn’t really have happened. Except that the evidence is [...]
If I tell you I am depressed, does it make you think less of me?
I get out of bed and the waves of depression almost knock me over. I want to give in and crawl back [...]
The Doctor Ordered a Dog…
I came home with a very different kind of prescription last week… My doctor suggested pet therapy for my son, Jackson. Yes, [...]
On the front page…
I am a weekly columnist over at Guideposts.com, but every time they choose to feature one of my posts in the main [...]
Empower Through Separation Anxiety
*** Monthly Feature Column *** Positively Speaking Building Assets in your Kids by Kelly Curtis, M.S., author of Empowering Youth: How to [...]
Surviving Postpartum Depression
This week at Guideposts, I shared my struggles with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety and my advice for moms facing depression. In the [...]















