The dance studio I go to (although really, it should be referred to as a life studio or community studio because they offer so much more than dance classes) is having an instagram challenge where people post a picture and a caption with their thoughts on each day’s theme. The goal is to spread loving kindness, as well as enable love over fear. I’m 3 days into the challenge, and I have to admit, the challenge’s timing couldn’t be better. I started this week with a different ki

For years before I had kids I would often hear: “You have a dog? That’s great preparation for kids!” (or some version of that sentiment). And I would always wonder if that was actually true. Yes, I referred to my dog as my “baby” and had referred to myself as “mommy” in his presence, but surely a dog and a human are VERY different, right? Now after having a human child, I can say with certainty there are a lot of differences (I mean, I would never leave my child home alone, f

This is a hard post to write, and it’s about to get extremely candid up in here. So here’s your trigger warning: this post will talk about abortion and losing a child. This post will be political. If that’s not your bag, no hard feelings. Now that we got that out of the way… Two weeks ago when it was announced Justice Kennedy would be retiring and Trump would be able to nominate someone, I was filled with dread. Not since that fateful day in November 2016 have I faced this ki