Faith and Family

Meaningful Chitchat

I had the opportunity to chat with two of my favorite mom writers yesterday on the Faith & Family LIVE podcast. (And boy was it fun!) Rachel Balducci (host of Testosterhome and author of How to Tuck in a Superhero), Lisa Hendey (founder of Catholic Mom and author of The Handbook for Catholic Moms), andRead the whole post >>

Do You Have a Weight Loss Success Story?

Faith & Family, the magazine for Catholic living, is adding a new fitness section that will spotlight a woman’s health/weight loss success story, and I’m currently looking for moms to feature. Obviously, the emphasis here is on health, not the size of your jeans. In fact, we’d love to feature women with all different kindsRead the whole post >>

Magazines Catholics Can Feel Good About

I’ve always been a magazine junkie, but I’ve been disillusioned in recent years by the secular media offerings for women. Even the most innocuous women’s publications on newsstands today too often marble in thoughts and ideas that go against my Catholic belief system. Take for an instance an article I read in a mainstream parentingRead the whole post >>

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.