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3 Books Every Expecting or New Mom Should Read – And They're Not What You Think

April 16, 2022

If I could hop into a time machine, these are the three books I’d read before becoming a mom.

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Introducing: the Motherhood Becomes Me series

December 26, 2021

Written by One Tough Mother co-founder Kristine Sostar McLellan, the Motherhood Becomes Me blog is a personal series about motherhood.

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One year ago my second, sweet baby was born.

April 7, 2020

But one year ago was also the last day of a terrible pregnancy.

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Meghan Markle: her story shows us how far we have to go to truly support mental health in pregnancy

November 1, 2019

In 2019 I remember watching Meghan Markle tear up when asked one simple question: Are you okay? It was surprising then to learn that no one had thought to ask her.  In addition to a lifestyle trans...

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Only Child

January 9, 2019

It's like the second you have a baby, the world starts telling you that you have to have another. Give me a fucking second to process what just happened, okay?

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New Year, New Life: Joy, Gratitude, and a Small, Meaningless Grief

December 4, 2017

Every new year I find myself falling into that same seductive trap: I reduce myself to a few tidy shortcomings and vow to "be better" and become Future Me. But now, instead, I'm struck with frequen...

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