Category: trying to conceive or adopt

Articles to read when you need to be distracted: recent history edition

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Are you trying not to think about getting your period or taking a pregnancy test? Super pregnant and super ready to be done being pregnant? Trying to think about anything other than your grief? Trying to think about anything other than your screaming child? Reading these six articles about events of the past six decades might be just what you need.

Articles to read when you need to be distracted: sports edition

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From bowling to walking (yes, walking), check out these eight stories about sports that may serve as much-needed distractions for wherever you're at in life right now.

How to support moms after the COVID baby bust

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I recently wrote for FemCatholic a bit about my dissertation and doula work and what I've heard the most from parents and those thinking about entering parenthood in the past year: "I don't know if I can do this." Do you want to support them? I have some ideas for how you can do that.… Continue reading How to support moms after the COVID baby bust

How I used the pandemic to strengthen my research: Notre Dame’s update on my dissertation

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I was honored recently to be featured in the University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters newsletter. You can find the link in this post!