Carrie Saum

I can't do this on my own. This life thing, this parenting thing, this figuring out how to make it all work thing? Yeah, those things. I can't. And what's more is I don't think any of us are meant to. It's time to shed the taboo around asking and receiving help.

Easter is rapidly approaching, which means that we all need to get our collective ish together and figure out how to eat all the chocolate.

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

I've been taking some time this summer to focus on self-care.

I can’t promise this will cure everything that ails you, but it’s a good start to a new year if nothing else.

I still wake up every day knowing that no matter how much work I do, as a low-key racist, I will always have more to do. And I’m happy to do it.

Soothing warmth from the inside out to help ease your aches and pains, help you rest, and stop coughing.

Summer is winding down.

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I didn’t realize I was a polarizing person until my late 20s. I was raised in a tradition where being liked was extremely important — pivotal, even.