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Keeping Healthcare in Business, One Co-Pay at a Time
It was 2 a.m. and Noah and I were sitting outside the emergency room at a local hospital due to severe stomach pains he was having. We were having a debate about whether we should go in, or if his pains could be a result of constipation. I must have asked him at least a…
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Activating New Muscles
“Noah, relax your chest. You are lifting your leg with your chest muscles. That is impossible for most people.” I can’t help but laugh. This is why we are here at physical therapy. My son probably uses his hamstrings to brush his teeth and his quadriceps to blink his eyes. We learned two months ago…
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Everyone Has Issues, Not Just Me
Sometimes it’s good to just sit and ground myself in the notion that everyone has issues, not just me. It’s just that we’re not really talking about our issues. Often we stumble on other people’s issues by accident. Sometimes those close to us might trust us enough to share their issues, or ask for advice…
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What are we gonna wear?
Oh my goodness. When was the last time you asked a friend that? Or planned an outfit together? The closest I’ve come in recent years is the awkward question “what’s appropriate to wear” to a work function or some other event that I’d rather avoid altogether. How fun would it be if the biggest concern…
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That Show-Stopping Vomit-Inducing Anxiety
Where does this come from? This morning, it completely consumed me in the shower. For some reason, it feels a million times more crushing as a parent, and maybe more so as a single parent. Not only am I trying to navigate the anxiety, I’m trying to stay strong because my kids are counting on…
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iowa vacations and the safety of flight: conversations from the car
On the way home from the dentist office this morning, I absent-mindedly shared with the kids that I needed a vacation. It has been awhile since we’ve taken a vacation, besides the long weekend in Oklahoma City earlier this summer. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, we were pretty avid travelers prior to COVID. This…
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the power of positive messaging
I’ve been so overwhelmed lately and school and all of our fall activities don’t even start for another week. I’m already anxious about the anxiety of my day starting at 6 am and not ending until 8 pm between work, my side gigs, school drop-offs and pick-ups, soccer, dance and baseball. I’ve put over 12,000…
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giving away your power
Everyone does this at one time or another. I’ve done it through some of the most difficult periods of my life and I watch people around me do it all the time. How does this phrase resonate for me? Giving away my power happens when I’ve been hurt in some way so much that I…
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the changes are coming
The other day I was walking past Noah’s bedroom and I heard a grown man on the other side of the door. A bit shocked and curious, I opened the door. “Who are you playing with??” He gestured towards the monitor and was equally confused by my shock. “It’s Joe, momma.” (Not his real name…
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spa day love overwhelm
My child worked so hard this evening to get my attention in order to give me a “hand spa day.” It was so sweet. I kept putting her off in an attempt to complete the never ending list of things that I needed to get done. First it was stopping by the pharmacy to pick…
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