I'm a resident and a mom, with two kids in elementary school. As my kids have gotten older it has gotten a lot easier to "balance...

(Warning: serious serious whining and verbal diarrhea ahead, but I will blame it on not getting more than 5 hours of continuous sleep more ...

I have a good friend named Mary.* We met at 15 (she was 14), volunteering at a camp for severely handicapped children. The weekends were cal...

I've been trying to dig deep and reflect on my own work-life balance... I feel like I'm living in a world in which my mantra to my l...

I'm going to come out and say it: It stinks making plans with other mothers of young kids. They are never free.  It's either dat...

Do you have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep? – No. I can fall asleep anywhere at any time. While I’m waiting for the garage do...

Let it Go has been stuck in my head, oh, maybe 3 out of 7 days of the week. On a good week. For at least a year. More? (This has to be caus...

Wasn't going to make her go, but was thinking it might be the experience of a lifetime.  I wasn't sure how safe it would be, but I d...

I am so sick. Like miserable, no energy, hacking cough, congestion, achy muscles type of sick. Who knows what it is, but does it really matt...

March 20, 2003. I stand with other students, staring at a television in my university's student union building, watching Baghdad being ...

When Trump was elected into office, a small movement began on Facebook, one that resulted in the largest march in history. When I texted KC,...

This post may be a trigger for those who have had an abortion, miscarriage, or fetal loss. I wanted to share my experiences because in the ...

Pregnancy is not an illness. It’s usually a joyful time in one’s life. But man, can it make you feel AWFUL. Morning sickness, fatigue, swel...

Hello writers/readers of MiM, I have been a long-time reader of this blog and I absolutely love the content — thank you for being honest a...

Genmedmom here. Let's talk about sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, and disability, and being judged by those things, in the wor...