THE UNBOXED MOM BLOG
Holiday Travel with Kids
I’m gearing up to travel with the kiddos this weekend to NYC for the holidays. Here are a few of my favorite travel wellness tips for holiday travel with kids. 💫 Don’t just survive the [...]
How to Communicate Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects with your Healthcare Team
Two essential components of wellness. Recognizing how our body is functioning and communicating symptoms and treatment side effects with our healthcare team. I’m proud to partner with Med-IQ to help generate awareness and ideas on how to communicate effectively with your healthcare team, or to support a loved one in the process.
Compassion for Kids with Chronic Illness through Books That Heal
This is a sponsored post with Books That Heal to share these stories and partner to raise awareness for this organization and these amazing families. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. [...]
Why Every Parent Needs To Watch Leaving Neverland
I stayed up until two am last night watching Leaving Neverland on HBO while my kids slept peacefully in their beds upstairs. Then I watched After Neverland with Oprah. Then I felt sick so I [...]
Managing Cancer-Related Distress for Patients and Caregivers
Communicating about cancer can be a powerful tool in disarming some of the fear surrounding cancer-related distress. Here are some ways to manage cancer-related stress for patients and caregivers.
Helping Moms Work Out At Home With Gixo Fitness App
Does the Gixo fitness app help me find time to work out at home and stay accountable with my fitness goals? Read my blog post about the benefits of this fitness app.
Perfect Off-Season Beach Getaway to Florida’s Emerald Coast
Focusing on family health and wellness as a nurse goes beyond general recommendations to stay active and eat well. Our well-being as women, as moms, family ringleaders, and partners has to include quality time to [...]
Trying to Conceive? Navigating through Fertility Options with Glow Fertility Program
Specializing in reproductive medicine and endocrinology as a registered nurse for over ten years, I have seen and heard amazing family-building stories. I’ve also listened and felt the struggles; I’ve seen the stress, confusion, and [...]
Cocoon Cam Review: The Baby Monitor I’d Wish For
When my daughter was an infant, I can remember getting her to sleep in her crib with a valiant effort to then sliver out of her room like a snake to try not to disturb her. [...]
Road Trip Tips for Women Traveling Solo
I've always been comfortable driving long distances, but I just became comfortable traveling solo in the last few years. At first, it was just air travel, but I've made the conscious choice in the last [...]
Family Movies with the Nashville Symphony
This is a sponsored post for the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. As a family, we love listening to music and we love going to the movies. Naturally, when these are combined, it [...]
Parenting Strategies for a Dyslexic Child
I developed parenting strategies for a dyslexic child over time, through experience, and as a parent. My emotional range included worry, fear, uncertainty, relief, empowerment, and confusion following the dyslexia diagnosis of my child. This is [...]