Mar 29, 2018 | Just for Moms, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Jennifer Johnson, a partner and financial planner at Blue Rock Wealth Management During the year it takes to finalize a divorce you will make decisions that will impact the rest of your life and the lives of your children (should you have any). Here...
Mar 24, 2018 | From the Doctor, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Cristin Whiting, PsyD We ran this article years ago, and it still draws quite a bit of traffic. We thought it would be great food for thought to post again. We welcome your thoughts and comments below. Feel free to post anonymously by leaving the name...
Jan 20, 2018 | Adults, Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Laura Simon This is perhaps not the best day for me to write a blog post. In fact, the safest thing for me to do is to hunker down in my bathroom and avoid contact with the outside world. Today is the eighth anniversary of my dad’s death. I’ve noticed that, whether...
Dec 31, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger A. Keith Tilley When it comes to the calendar, January is to us what spring is to nature. It’s a time to start something new; a time to re-invent ourselves; a time to set new goals, make new plans, and generally do things that will improve our...
Dec 23, 2017 | Holidays, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Hillary Zaken “You have a tree in your house?” my mother asked me. “Why on earth would you have a tree in your Jewish home?” Just for the record, my mother is what is known as a cultural Jew. Not observant, not religious, but very Jewish. I, too, am...
Dec 20, 2017 | Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Rachel Hoeing No matter what you may be celebrating this holiday season, my biggest wish for you is that you will celebrate family. There is nothing more important. I have always known the importance of family because my parents modeled that for me growing up. A...
Nov 18, 2017 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Laura Simon Shortly after my third child was born, my neighbor, herself the mother of five children born in quick succession, shared a piece of advice that transformed my life as a mom. “I never, ever, bother trying to match socks,” she confided. “They come out of...
Oct 30, 2017 | Babies, Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Severson Mom, Mummy, Mae, Madre; a title that is proudly used by many, longed by many, and sadly, unrealized by many. On November 16th of 2016 I gazed at a pregnancy test that confirmed I would soon take on the new title of “mommy.” I had...
Oct 4, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Safety
By Guest Blogger Angela Hackett Jenkins Life can be really hard and we all need to hear that we are not alone in the messy chapters of life. I’m a woman, wife, daughter, sister, mother, and friend to many. I have overcome so much because of other brave women in my...
Aug 30, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Michelle Griffith I never wanted to be a mommy. I’ll wait while you reread that to make sure you read it correctly. Good? Ok, here goes… As a young girl, when I envisioned my future, I never really thought about kids, or marriage. It just didn’t...
Jul 21, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Michelle Barson My sweet, little baby boy is a hazard to others and while it doesn’t faze him it’s something I am forced to wear like a scarlet letter. No mother wants their child to be hurt in any way, but I can tell you that worse than your child...
May 10, 2017 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By TMOM, featuring Guest Bloggers Corinne and Allison Groves-Neal If you’ve been reading TMoM for any amount of time, you have seen us highlight the wonderful diversity among Triad moms, as well as all the different situations and circumstances in which we live....
Mar 10, 2017 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Anonymous For a long time I did everything for everyone and not a thing for myself. I was in a miserable marriage and I was so over being a stay at home mom. But there I was, not changing a thing to make myself happy because I was so afraid to rock...
Mar 4, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Nutrition, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sara Lester The struggle is real. We live busy lives and wear many hats filling our schedules with giving, loving and serving others. All good things, yes, but we often forget to put on our oxygen mask first, and so by mid-day we are exhausted,...
Feb 2, 2017 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, CST Therapist When it comes to sex, it’s usually fairly easy to discover whether or not you are the pursuer as opposed to the distancer. Much of the time, though not always, men initiate sex. We can call them the Pursuers. If you...
Dec 31, 2016 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Danya M. Jordan Dear Wife and Mom, As we wind down from holiday festivities, I wanted to take a few moments, from a single woman’s perspective, to encourage you today. It seems our hearts are naturally wired for discontentment. Ye who arises early;...
Nov 4, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Bereavement, Children's Health & Wellness, Health
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, CST Therapist There has been much discussion in the media and in our social groups lately about depression. There is a constant need to spread awareness about mental health for the sake of our loved ones, our children, and those...
Oct 18, 2016 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Heather Miller For seven years I was a stay at home mom. I did absolutely nothing for myself. I did everything, however, for everyone else. At the time it was fine. I was in the mindset that I was supposed to be putting myself last and that I was doing the right...
Aug 26, 2016 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Heather K. With my separation papers signed and recorded and my move to a new place complete, I am now able to sit back and enjoy all of the things that come with going through a divorce-for-the-right-reasons. While divorce can be horrible for some,...
Aug 12, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Why is it that before going to bed our mind often feels like it’s on steroids? Our brain is sometimes in “hyper-mode” when we have some sort of anxiety or fear driven issue taking place. Consider if you have ever experienced a break-up,...
Jul 20, 2016 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Today’s post completes a 4-part series that Clare has generously shared with TMoM readers. If this is the first day you are tuning into the series, be sure to go back and read the first three parts: Part 1: “Divorce” ,...
Jul 14, 2016 | Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
By Rachel Hoeing Our “Moms on the Move” series is one of my favorite parts of our website. We love being able to highlight amazing things going on in our community and the moms behind all of it! This week’s feature will introduce you to Cassandra,...
Jun 20, 2016 | Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Today’s post is the third post in a four-part series that explores lessons learned through divorcing, dating, remarrying, and blending two families. If you missed the previous blogs, click HERE to see Clare’s post on...
May 24, 2016 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Today’s post is the second post in a four-part series that explores lessons learned through divorcing, dating, remarrying, and blending two families. If you missed Part I, click HERE. Stay tuned for Part III! Becoming suddenly single, for...
Apr 29, 2016 | Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
By Rachel Hoeing Welcome to another edition of Main Street Moms on the Move. This is a monthly blog we compile by featuring moms in our community who are making a difference in their own lives or the lives of others. To see all previous Moms on the Move features,...
Apr 27, 2016 | From the Heart, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Today’s post is the first of a four-part series that will explore some of the lessons today’s blogger has learned through process of divorcing, dating, remarrying, and blending two families. It is Clare’s hope that this...
Mar 28, 2016 | Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
By Katie Moosbrugger Today we’re thrilled to introduce you to three lovely ladies who work hard at their jobs, but also within their own families and communities. Please meet Elizabeth, Robin and Sara. I think you’ll enjoy getting to know them, as well as...
Mar 23, 2016 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Anonymous I finally did it. I admitted to people, not all people, but some, that my marriage is failing. “We are going to separate for a while” may have been the toughest words to ever come out of my mouth. For the most part, those who I have told have...
Mar 14, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Chantal D. Hayes, MA, LPCA, NCC, CLC, Licensed Clinical Therapist Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It seems so simple, yet it is an essential (and often overlooked) skill children need to learn in...
Jan 18, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Tiffany Deonanan Let it go! Don’t worry about it! It will happen when it is supposed to happen. If it is meant to be, it will be. Many of us have offered these words to others in a time where we were numb and had no idea of what to say to someone, but...
