My search for healing and spirituality took flight in motherhood after my son's birth in 2002. Well, things never turn out how you’d imagine them to go, and he landed back in the hospital for a six-week NICU stay with a pile of medical ambiguity. And after the trauma was neatly tucked away somewhere in my body for many years, I learned and continue to learn how to manage the peaks and valleys of anxiety that motherhood brings. I fought for my own identity alongside motherhood

Anxiety is a very common theme for parents who attend Family Sanity meetings.

We love to pick on the Mother: for any issue regarding their child’s behavior, addictions, mental health, failures, physical health, basically the lion’s share of care that backfires due to lack of societal support and infrastructure due to the patriarchy.

by Lisa Scimens, Founder, Family Sanity Do you have a difficult teen or young adult child who lives with you? Do you have a hard time getting them to talk to you or engage in any way? Do they spend most of their days in their rooms on the computer? Do you really have very little idea of what they are up to? My next question: Do you have family dinners? If not, you are not alone. YouGov’s ( https://yougov.com/ ) research showed that about 29% of families report eating tog

by Warrior Mom (from the My Warrior Mom Life blog) Thanksgiving is next week and I want to take a moment to give thanks! I am grateful for so many things. Here are ten reasons to be thankful during the holidays.