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Learning to Live in the Moment Becoming a mother has taught me the real meaning of "living in the moment." Before I became pregnant with our daughter Zara, I really thought living in the moment meant squeezing every possible drop of productivity out of my day.	API-Inspired Leadership: An inteview with Lauren Osborne We had never heard of AP before having our first child. Our doula gave us a copy of Attached at the Heart as part of our gift basket. A few days after bringing our son home, my husband began reading it and said he thought I'd enjoy it.... read more
Why we created 'I Support You'--and where we stand a year later Last year, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month, HuffPost Parents worked with Kim Simon, Suzanne Barston and Jamie Grumet to launch the I Support You campaign -- a movement that celebrates all moms and their... read more	Postpartum and Exercise The crazy world of the postpartum body...there is really nothing quite like it. I didn't even recognize myself after I had my son and was almost at the loss of where to start getting active again.
Masters of love Every day in June, the most popular wedding month of the year, about 13,000 American couples will say “I do,” committing to a lifelong relationship that will be full of friendship, joy, and love that will carry them forward to their final days on... read more	Slowing Down I have a confession to make: I am constantly in a rush. In fact, the more I think about it, the more that I can see how much of my life is spent hurrying.
A Different Perspective I returned to university to pursue a second degree this past January. I am now into my second semester as a mom of two school-age kids and a student in my own right.	Parenting as a Spiritual Path Raising children is hard work. It's deeply trying, physically and emotionally. Many studies have confirmed the drudgery of parenting, finding that the work itself is more tiring than chores or paid work.
Missing Grandma: Meditations on my mother's mental illness "Today, my mother-in-law arrives.	10 great ways to be an unhappy mom "Over the years, I have pinpointed a few behaviors that — though widely accepted and even promoted by popular culture — simply don’t serve me. Changing these behaviors is a process and one that requires both a willingness to take personal... read more

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