Jennifer
I’m a native Texan/San Antonian who spent a decade in Seattle and has never readjusted to the heat. I spend most days puzzling over my boys’ constant states of hunger and their non-stop wrestling. I live with my three favorite people on the planet: a fuzzy-faced dog that everyone loves (@sarge_the_whoodle on IG), a really ornery cat, and a fire-bellied toad that has defied the natural life expectancy for all toads. In my spare time, I operate a private practice as a marriage and family therapist, with specialties in traumatic grief, couples, and managing depression/anxiety without medication, which is a nice way to make use of my master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science. I can most often be found on my own back patio with wine and a book, perfecting my status as a world-class procrastinator while ignoring laundry. Also: I’m married to my college sweetheart, also a Native Texan; and mom to three boys: two who run and one who soars, ages 13 (deceased), 11 (hungry), and 7 (also hungry).
Our Firstborn: A Journal (Part Four)
Disclaimer: This post is the fourth in a series about one ACMB Team Member’s experience with infant loss. (Click here to read “Our Firstborn: A Journal .”) We understand that this post may include...
Our Firstborn: A Journal (Part Three)
Disclaimer: This post is the third of four in a series about one ACMB Team Member’s experience with infant loss. (Click here to read “Our Firstborn: A Journal .”) We understand that this post...
Our Firstborn: A Journal (Part Two)
Disclaimer: This post is the second of four in a series about one ACMB Team Member's experience with infant loss. (Click here to read "Our Firstborn: A Journal .") We understand that this post...
Our Firstborn: A Journal (Part One)
Disclaimer: This post is the first of four in a series about one ACMB Team Member's experience with infant loss. We understand that this post may include language and ideas that are difficult or...
Family Rituals, Simplified
Can we talk about family rituals for a minute?
And I don’t mean the big, overwhelming, expensive, Pinterest-crazy traditions that make us feel like we aren’t doing enough and that the childhood memories we’re...
To the Moms of Super Fussy Babies
My youngest is about to turn eight, and today I started poking around for his birthday book in preparation to write my annual letter to him. (Read: in hopes that I wouldn’t completely forget...
Outside the Comfort Zone: Where the Magic Is
“You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can not have both.” —Brené Brown
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by...