motherhood – Writes with Wolves

Wow, I Didn’t Expect That: The Postpartum Diaries, Part 1

If you have been around for a while, you know that I have struggled with my body for years. In fact, I don’t really remember what it’s like to not obsess over my body. I was one of the first girls in my class to get boobs (which, really is just body fat displaced intoContinue reading “Wow, I Didn’t Expect That: The Postpartum Diaries, Part 1”

Hi. How’s it going?

I love writing. I feel free when I’m writing. But I always have this block. This immediate “who the hell wants to read this shit?” that completely blocks me from writing everything I want to write and say everything that I want to say. There are people in this world who say and display everythingContinue reading “Hi. How’s it going?”

pregnancy after miscarriage.

On a Monday afternoon in October 2023, I was at work. I had just taken my very first pre-natal phone call from a nurse to set up my very first ultrasound in a few weeks. My husband and I had been loosely trying to get pregnant for about a year at that point and IContinue reading “pregnancy after miscarriage.”