By MGAL Expert Theresa Robbins Recently, MGAL Featured Expert, Lin Eleoff, wrote a hilariously brilliant post entitled, “June Cleaver Must Die Too!” If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it. In it, Lin writes that we have been sold this image of what the perfect mom looks like, how she acts, and what […]
Standing Naked
By MGAL Expert Dina Ferrante It was change that I was after and change is what I got. One year ago life looked very different. I remember vividly feeling dull, languid and disconnected. I felt trapped within the confines of my own (yes, self imposed) life. I felt this in my body which was […]
Self Contract
By MGAL Expert Lin Eleoff I recently blogged about my friend Kataronica (a name I made up by combining the names Katarina and Veronica, just in case you decided to get all sleuthy and try and figure out who my friend is!) Kataronica is in desperate need of a new contract. With herself. An […]
Can Changing Your Definition of a “Good Mother” Save You From Divorce?
When my son was around 2-weeks old he, developed colic. He cried gut-wrenching sobs from 5-10 pm every evening. I read everything I could about colic in the hopes of alleviating the dreadful screams that ushered in our evenings. Eventually I developed a technique that seemed to soothe my son for brief periods of time. […]
What the Hell is Going on Here?
By MGAL Expert Theresa Robbins When Patty Lennon asked me to join her on the Mom Gets a Life panel of experts I was flattered, honored, and thrilled. When I heard Patty talk about the importance of putting yourself back in the number one top spot on your priority list, well, I was all […]