Catia Holm

When is it okay to ask for help? Always. Just as I was “about to pop” my mom offered to come help me. I puffed out my chest and told her I didn't want to...

I’m not sure why – but sometimes finding childcare can be elusive. If you’re like me and live away from family – tapping into a network of babysitters and/or nannies can feel like a...

I used to be a bad neighbor. For as long as I can remember I have been an indifferent neighbor at best. I'm not sure why I have always avoided neighbors at all costs. It's...

By now you may have heard of the #MeToo movement. A movement to get women to say out loud – I was harassed, molested, abused, assaulted and maybe even raped. The other night when I...

Every morning when I brush my daughter’s hair for school she says, “princess hair.” She pulls her hair to the side and strokes it – and I start to get a little scared. I respond...

I have had postpartum depression … twice. And so have A LOT of your friends and family. When you’re a first time mom, the postpartum experience is new – and since it's your first time...

After the Mother’s Day tornado, after all the dishes and trash had been cleared, exhausted, my Mom and I sat down and we said, “That’s not what we wanted at all.” Our house had been...

On the evening of January 18th, I checked into the hospital. Baby #2 was on her way. During labor for baby #1 a labor and delivery nurses told me, “Each baby has their own way...

Sometimes, the unthinkable happens. Sometimes, tragedy strikes. Sometimes we find ourselves wishing we would have thought about “it.” Writing a will, just in case, seems morose at best – and is gut wrenching to think...

I’ve never been able to stick to New Year’s resolutions – it always seems like the minute I make the resolution, my window of opportunity to – eat the ice cream, not work out,...