Carrie Saum

Party City’s food allergies ad wasn’t an innocent lapse in judgment or poor agency vetting. It was a revelation of their core values.

My BFF has been trying to go easy on the grains lately.

Twice a year, I embark on a one to two week cleanse. I feel invigorated, I sleep better, my libido rises, and I'm able to use it as a reset to return to eating foods that make my body feel good.

It's officially fall. Pumpkin spice everything is everywhere and I totally love it. 

My friends, food is getting fancier.

After combing through mommy groups, I landed on a question that made total sense to my helicopter parenting mom-brain: Does that feel safe in your body?

Insisting on capability robs us of vulnerability. It robs us of the village we so desperately need. It creates resentment and mistrust. And most of all, it sets us up to fail.

I have a quote on the home screen of my phone that I put up a year ago.

You feel it. The change.

I say this: Stop fat-shaming my toddler son. Fat will not make him fat. Fat does not make him unhealthy.