Dec 14, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Anna Keller I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the all things I enjoy and how many of them just don’t fit into my life at the moment. At first, I gave myself a hard time about that, challenging myself to find time to squeeze everything in, but after a while I...
Nov 5, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Wendy Bartlett I have done it. I have lost weight and kept it off for 8 months. How? I used the app called Noom. You may have seen it on Facebook or heard about it on NPR. I saw it on Facebook, and on December 31, 2018, I was on my way home from...
Oct 28, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Jennifer Sharpe June 4, 2017 started out just like any other normal day. I had been having severe stomach pains for a couple of months and after ruling out a few things, my doctor was convinced I had gallstones. Because there was no sense of urgency,...
Oct 24, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Dr. Bill Satterwhite “Is strep throat going around?” “What about mono?” “Are you seeing flu yet?” “ Is there anything else going around that I should be aware of, since I’ve got you on the phone?” These were common early morning questions from parents...
Oct 14, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Safety
By Christine Murray, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, Director of the UNC Greensboro Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and here in the Triad, we’re also launching the new Abuse Is Never Okay campaign in Guilford...
Oct 1, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Greensboro, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kalie Moore, LPCA, clinical therapist at Wynns Family Psychology Have you ever wondered what happened to the “spark” in your relationship? Or why the emotional chasm between the two of you just seems to keep getting bigger, no matter what you do? Even...
Sep 13, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
Sponsored by Aeroflow Breastpumps Expectant moms often underestimate the soreness and swelling that accompanies pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Luckily, this discomfort can be managed with the help of maternity compression items that are available through...
Aug 9, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health
By Guest Blogger Jessie Ballard, author of mombunsandmoscato.com The pediatrician asked me how I was feeling at my kids’ first appointment. My OB asked me to fill out a questionnaire at my six week postpartum appointment. Was I feeling the “baby blues?” No, I...
Aug 6, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Anna Keller Here’s a “duh” statement: Becoming a parent brings big lifestyle and priority changes. But here’s another, equally true statement: Becoming a parent doesn’t change who you are*. *Yes, of course it changes you in many ways. But what I mean...
Jun 24, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders Whether you are the struggling one, your child, or someone you love, eating disorders are scary for all of those involved. There are various types of eating disorders, each of which are serious and very disastrous for your body. It takes...
Jun 4, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Marybeth Barrett, Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss Coach I feel like there is something good brewing. Yes, in all the madness of the world, I see a silver lining. There seems to be some self-care mindsets trending among moms/women. No matter the...
Jun 2, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Camps, Health, Recreation
By Rachel Hoeing In this week’s Sunday Spotlight: Summer at Camp Sawtooth Forsyth Family Kids’ Evening Out Summer Offerings at UNCSA Community Music School Feel your best the FASTer Way Spark Imagination this Summer at Camp Sawtooth Camp Sawtooth,...
May 17, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Jessica Ballard Ok, mamas. Think back to the first time you tried putting on non-maternity clothes after delivery. Did you cry? Did you instantly research names of local therapists? Nobody really emphasizes how much your body changes after you have a...
May 15, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir When I turned forty, I began to ask older women who were at least moderately pleased with their lives to share any advice they might have about living well beyond mothering, and about their experiences with menopause. Many...
May 4, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Babies, By Stage, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Tiffany Lazenby I’ve always been envious of women with perfect pregnancies. You know the ones with little more then a hiccup and look like a Greek goddess? I looked like Gollum from Lord of the Rings because of all the vomiting I did. I was so over...
Apr 18, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Apr 17, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Anna Keller In the fall of 2016, my husband and I went to our 20-week OB appointment to find out our unborn baby’s gender. When I found out I was having a girl, I was thrilled – and slightly terrified. After all, I don’t know what it feels like to be...
Apr 15, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Arts & Enrichment Activities, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Exercise, Greensboro, Health, Recreation, Sports, Art & Enrichment
By Guest Blogger Emily Behr, Owner/Operator of Growga I am a mother of two. Sometimes, I feel stressed. I deal with anxiety. I get mad at my girls and, sometimes, I yell. And, I am a mindfulness and yoga teacher. Mindfulness does not make us perfect humans. It does,...
Apr 2, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Mar 30, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Felicity Lewis While pregnancy is a beautiful process and an amazing experience, it totally rocks your world. All of a sudden, you find yourself worrying about so many different aspects of your world. While pregnant, we worry about the mundane—the...
Feb 11, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Catherine G. I’ve always known I wanted to have kids one day. I never imagined I’d give birth for the first time at 45 years old. My enchantment with little ones materialized when I was 11 years old and babysat the twin girl toddlers who lived in my...
Feb 5, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Bereavement, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Becky Johnston I have a friend with depression. Recently, the two of us were scheduled to be at an event together and she asked if she could ride with me. She said she knew she would back out of our event if she didn’t have the accountability of...
Feb 4, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Lauren Falber “Wait, what?” It’s the question I get asked the most when explaining how my ex husband walked out on me and our kids on our 5-year wedding anniversary nearly four years ago. “But, you’re like,...
Feb 2, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Safety
By Guest Blogger A.L. Robbins A little more than a week into the new year, it dawned on me that I had achieved a resolution of mine from almost every past year since college. I rang in 2019 35 lbs lighter than January 1, 2018, but not because of anything I set out to...
Jan 25, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Food & Nutrition, Health, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Abbie Polos 25 days. That is how far I am into this year’s Whole30 healthy food reboot. This is the second time I have attempted it, and the first time I will finish, and I WILL finish this time because I decided to make this a whole family Whole30....
Jan 20, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Info about Our Website, Local Resources, Shopping, Shopping for Kids & Babies
By Katie Moosbrugger In today’s Sunday Spotlight…. ~ Polliwogs Children’s Boutique: Same Pond, New Pad! ~ The 2019 Choice Awards ~ Follow TMoM on Instagram ~ New Giveaway from the YMCA of NWNC ~ Winner of TL giveaway...
Jan 9, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir Moving into eldership is a very subtle and, at times, off-putting experience. Seemingly overnight, the very respectful title of ‘ma’am’ is bestowed upon you; and that’s when you start to realize you don’t get carded as...
Jan 1, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Food & Nutrition, Health, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Jennifer Hurst, Certified Wellness and Nutrition Coach I know it’s frustrating, but here’s the good news… It’s not your fault! Diets simply aren’t sustainable long-term. They’re just a quick fix not a lifestyle...
Dec 28, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Dr. Chad McIntyre Pain is an aggravating and draining experience, affecting our jobs, personal lives, and general quality of life. It is also increasingly prevalent; 50% of the population suffers from a headache-related condition; 30% suffers from...
Dec 13, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children with Special Needs, Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Robbie Powers, Sophomore at Mt. Tabor High School Imagine fulfilling your biggest dream, the one you have had all your life. When Eli Remer was 15, he climbed 70 miles of Mt Everest in just 10 days. Tim Harris owned his own restaurant which was famous...
