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I'm assuming it's to distance herself from a parent (likely a father) who abused or treated her poorly as a child. Honestly, people who won't respect her name are gross. And who knows if this is a stage name change or not.

I didn't finish college before I had kids because I didn't feel connected to any major or have a plan/career I wanted. Turns out, I'm glad I didn't! Since having kids, I've realized I want to support women during one of the most intimate moments of their life--birth! I took a birth… Read More

For me, the "secret" to having glowy non-broken-out skin is my diet. I've gone through a decade of trying products left and right, but no matter what I put on my face, if there's gluten and dairy in my diet, I'm breaking out like I'm in high school again. Figure out what you're sensitive… Read More

I think they mean processed produce. Like it’s cheaper to buy a whole pineapple than a plastic container of chopped pineapple. At least here in America on the East Coast, the difference can be substantial.

Young kids do make it harder to connect, and if you don’t want them, please don’t have them. But even with a toddler and a 1 year old, I have found that working together to raise our kids and keep our household functioning really strengthens our relationship and has deepened our appreciation… Read More

I always make sure to apply my Glossier Boy Brow and mascara before leaving the house to go anywhere. Bonus points if I can remember to pack a Burts Bees chapstick in my bag. This is literally a one minute face that I can accomplish between dressing a toddler and an infant. I save… Read More

1. I make sure to meal plan every week, grocery shop, and post my menu on the fridge to keep me accountable and prepared each day. This keeps my energy expenditure confined to one day per week on what I'm going to eat. 2. For weekdays especially, I stick to simple healthy stuff. If… Read More

When my first daughter was born in May, everyone who came to visit us for the first three months (in 90° degree weather!) went on and on about how we just HAD to have a blanket on her at all times. We had been given instructions by our midwives and pediatrician to put her in the same… Read More