by Michelle Mansfield | Nov 11, 2019 | Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, Natural, Nutrition, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care, Stress
When I was a new mom, I never knew that there was medication that could possibly help me with the feelings I was having as a new mom. My feelings may not have qualified for a formal diagnosis, I’ll never know, but I will be honest in admitting that it would... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Sep 16, 2019 | Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Exercise, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Maternal Mental Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Natural, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Self Care, Stress
What a glorious time it was being single, making my own money, not a care in the world other than paying the bills and showing up for work the next morning after a late night out. The only person I had to take care of was myself and boy did I dedicate time for me.... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Aug 26, 2019 | Anxiety, Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Kids, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Natural, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Perinatal Mood Disorder, Postpartum, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression
This isn’t meant to be a rant about how social media is evil, we need to destroy our accounts, or bash it to every parent we interact with. I have found so many positives in social media that I cannot discount nor discredit how it’s helped me become the mother I am.... 
by Michelle Mansfield | May 14, 2019 | Baby Blues, Busy Mom, Depression, Happiness, Healthy Family, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Natural, Parenting, Postpartum
The first few months after Brooklyn was born, I didn’t leave the house much. Partly because it was the dead of winter, along with everyone in the world proclaiming she could die from the flu. Those two things are valid points but I never really acknowledged to myself... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Mar 29, 2018 | Busy Mom, Child Psychology, Clean Eating, Cooking, Happiness, Happy Child, Healthy Family, Healthy Kids, Healthy Woman, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Natural, Nutrition, Picky Eater, Real Food
We can get into food ruts and comfort zones when we finally find something our child will eat. “Just give her a cheese stick, she’ll at least eat that…” has rolled off my tongue a few more times than I would like to admit. Even if the food is healthy, eating the same... 
by Michelle Mansfield | Mar 12, 2018 | Busy Mom, Child Psychology, Cooking, Happiness, Happy Child, Healthy Family, Healthy Kids, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Natural, Nutrition, Picky Eater, Real Food
It starts with a spoon pushed off the high chair. Perhaps some food is thrown on the floor. Or even better, thrown AT you. Some may experience food actually being spit out and spraying all over your shirt. At first it may seem cute and even laughable, but your... 
