RACHEL SAVAGE This woman is a pure warrior. At not-quite 24 Rachel had three strokes. Misdiagnosed as food poisoning, the damage to her brain was substantial. Doctors said she shouldn’t be alive. Rachel rebuilt her strength through sheer will and grit. With many months of rehab, she was able to walk, talk, and feed herself […]
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Top 5 Mom Bod Workout Shorts
Okay–it is hot as balls up here in the A-Z, and all I can muster to put on my body is shorts. I looked far and wide to find good high-waisted exercise shorts, and here are my top five. High waist is life after babies (especially after the twins). For those of us with a […]
Best Mom Bod Workout Pants 2019
Okay, okay, okay. Let’s talk ACTIVEWEAR. If you are a mom, there is a 99 percent chance you live and die for high-waisted yoga pants. Am I right? One of my favorite memes says, “Yeah–I had a tummy tuck this morning. Tucked it right into my high-waisted leggings.” You betcha! As a mama with diastasis […]
I’m Pretty. I’m Smart. And I’m Nice.
When I was a little girl, my mom would hold me close and say, “What’s the promise?” I’d smile with both annoyance and appreciation as I dutifully repeated my lines, “I’m pretty. I’m smart. And I’m nice. I won’t forget it. I promise.” I’d wriggle free of her grip to get back to whatever I […]
1 Trick To Finally Lose Weight (and Keep It Off)
Here it is…the No. 1 secret to weight loss success. Are you ready? Tell the diet industry to go screw themselves. Seriously, tell them to take their plans, their shakes, their supplements, their powders, their challenges, and their unsustainable quick-fix programs, and stick them up their rich butts. There you have it. That’s the secret to a healthier, more […]
You don’t have to piss your pants when you sneeze (and other fun facts about your vagina after having babies)
It’s the mom sneeze. You feel that tingle in your nose, so you say three Hail Marys, squeeze…squeeze…squeeze, and clinch those thighs in the hopes that you don’t wet your pants. And you know damn well that the look upon your face gives away just which way the chips fell. I’m here to tell you […]