How do you know if your relationship experiences “normal ups and downs” or is mired in abusive, toxic patterns? Determining the health of your most important relationships is the first step toward creating a happier life for yourself and those you surround yourself with. Complete Beliefnet’s questionnaire (you can get to by clicking here) adapted…

Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Annie Pleshette Murphy, parenting contributor for Good Morning America and the host of “Parenting with Annie Pleshette Murphy.” I discussed nine tips for parents battling depression, steps that I wish I would have taken as a new mom. Click here to get to the video…

I love this post by fellow blogger Katherine Stone! Monday. 3:30pm or thereabouts. Stone Callis residence. Conversation between mom and 8-year-old son with whom she had horrible, raging postpartum OCD and cried every day and thought she’d ruined his life and hers forever and ever. Son: Mom, did you know there’s a dance at school…

Sorry to interrupt Relationships Week on Beyond Blue, but I needed to publish this bulletin: I’M GOING CRAZY. Ahem. Okay, here’s the deal. Annapolis was hit with 30 inches of snow last Friday and Saturday. Annapolis owns three snowplows. Most roads have at least six inches of ice. Ours do. And if you’ve ever witnessed…

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