Family Dynamics
Learning to Rest
I never let myself rest. At some point when I was sick with chronic illness, all I could do was…
Behind Closed Doors
My story started out pretty ordinary. I married the boy I had a crush on in summer camp and we…
Listening To My Own Voice
She told me to get in the bath. “You’re not in labor,” she said. Seven years ago, on August 12,…
Experiencing Depression After Pregnancy Loss
For much of my life, I didn’t understand what it meant to be depressed. I thought it meant feeling down,…
Choosing Love
As much as I loved love and dished it out generously to others, I fed myself fear. This ingestion was…
Danielle’s Story: Embracing Surrender: My Experience With OHSS
1/6 “Unexplained Infertility” “It was the day before Thanksgiving. I remember because I took the day as a good omen.…
Shira’s Story: Behind the Scenes of the New Layers Book
(1/6) Some of you may already know parts of my story. This next part I’ve been keeping to myself for…
Maybe A Little Brighter, Tomorrow
After my second son was born, I struggled with mild postpartum depression (PPD). It was bad enough to be struggling…
Persistence, Perseverance, & Triumph
May 2, 2020, I felt really sick. I went to my local emergency room and I was screened for COVID…
In the Eye of the Storm
My father is in the hospital sick with COVID. It has been many months since words like “coronavirus” “quarantine” and…
My Conversion Journey
I’m standing in front of the Jewish ritual bath, the mikvah, wearing only a white cotton robe and clear plastic…
The Gifts of Hands and Hope
From a very early age, I loved anything that involved art. My father is very artistic and I would watch…