You can learn a lot about relational health from watching The Bachelor. Okay, that's not exactly true. I don't watch it for life lessons. I'm been watching for years because it's pure, cringey, schadenfreude escapism. But there are so many times I am yelling back at the screen because what's happening in the show is such a blatant example of relational immaturity. In this particular season, there was a young woman named Maddie who is very religious, and who has made the decision to wait . . .

Last night I read a twitter thread from Dr Silvia Stringhini that chilled me to the bone in regards to the seriousness of coronavirus. She had translated an open letter that was written by Dr. Daniele Macchini, an ICU doctor in Italy, prefacing it by mentioning the sense of false ecurity that seems to be prevalent in areas that have not yet had an outbreak. Dr. Macchini revealed how dire things are there, and warned others to be mindful of the seriousness of this pandemic. I'm sharing the . . .

A heartfelt, subversively funny memoir and a bold personal manifesto that pushes back against the superficial expectations of motherhood -- and challenges the idea that there's a "right" way to raise kids. With hard-won knowledge gained from having four kids in four years, Kristen Howerton navigates the emotional and sometimes messy waters of motherhood, sharing valuable lessons from her journey through infertility, adoption, pregnancy, toddler tantrums, divorce, and the shock and awe of . . .