Tag: Motherhood
Aging and birthday blues
I’ve been quietly reflecting on my birthday this year. The candles, the greetings, the familiar phrase: “Happy Birthday!” But what happens when you don’t feel exactly happy on your birthday? There’s a name for that strange heaviness before or around your birthday: birthday blues. And yes, it’s more common than we think, especially as we…
The Quiet Victories: Finding Simple Joy in Motherhood
By Melinda Castillo There’s a kind of magic in the mundane if you slow down enough to notice it. My life as a mom at present looks very different than it did a decade ago. I have two adults who’s both in college, one unique teenager soul on the autism spectrum, and my youngest, 9,…