What I Would Tell My Younger Self About Getting Divorced
April 22nd, 2020 | by Marika Lindholm
Divorce seemed like my shot at happiness. And although I was strong enough to get out, the leaving almost killed me.
Browsing the "On Balance" Category
Freaking Homeschool
March 26th, 2020 | by Sacha Mardou
How many kids are living through their unhappy childhoods right now, having lost their safe space?
Mothering in the Age of Coronavirus: It Begins
March 18th, 2020 | by Tara Dorabji
We asked mothers across the nation to share how they are staying grounded amongst social distancing, hand washing, and lockdowns
This Will Make You Uncomfortable
January 31st, 2020 | by Sacha Mardou
How do we teach setting boundaries in a society that always wants girls to play "nice?" Comics by Sacha Mardou from her therapy comics series.
At Least For Now
January 29th, 2020 | by Melissa Chandler
I forget I was once a person who could sit with nothing but words for hours, rearranging them, creating something where before was only blank space. Now I’ve helped create you, and it feels as if we’ve been walking together in a deep wood.
In My Defense
November 19th, 2019 | by Odeta Xheka
The creator in me keeps a purposefully irregular schedule, craves solitude, must fade out of reach in order to work. The mother, the daughter, the wife doesn’t have a minute to herself
Who Needs the Diagnosis?
September 19th, 2019 | by Jericho Vincent
1 in 7 mothers experiences postpartum depression. And yet, naming it still makes me uneasy. Women used to be given the diagnosis of "Hysteria" if their minds or bodies rebelled.
Balance is Bullshit
May 17th, 2019 | by Ethan Somerman
Balance is a myth of the modern world. It’s bullshit. The only real balance is when you stand on one
The Hardest Part: The Void of Inner Life
May 14th, 2019 | by Debbie Weingarten
Recently, I walked alone through the freezing rain until I found a streetside bar that served both coffee and alcohol.