What if we let our kids (and dogs) just be exactly who they are?
Normalize “SHY” Kids (and how this relates to socializing your dog)
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Ask Me Anything: Vol 1
I recently did an anonymous "ask me anything" on Instagram and these are the questions I got. If you've been around here for a while, you know I'm an open book - especially when something in my experience can help someone else feel like they're not alone. As always, I love hearing your thoughts and you can join in the conversation anonymously (or using your name) in the comments!
Narcolepsy and Pregnancy: My Story
This post has been a long time coming! After presenting this week at #SLEEP2022 as part of the panel "Narcolepsy and Pregnancy: Elevating Patient and Clinician Voices to Explore Best Practices and Shared Decision-Making", I think I finally have things organized in my head in a way that is relatively easily digestible - so what… Continue reading Narcolepsy and Pregnancy: My Story
Prepping for Baby Pt 2: Pet Care
We have two cats (the bears!) and a dog and having a game plan for them was an important part of our prep for Hadley to ensure a smooth transition postpartum. Here are some of the things that were most helpful to us.
Prepping for Baby Pt 1: Narcolepsy and Pregnancy
One of the hardest things about pregnancy and postpartum with chronic illness was all of the uncertainty about how my body would respond to the whole process. Here are a few things that I did that helped me (and Darrell) feel as prepared as we possibly could be. While the first two items might be illness specific, I think the rest are just good practice for this life transition!
This is us these days. 