Health + Wellness

This Coastal Bend Mom Collective post is brought to you in partnership with As You Are.  For any mom, one of the hardest things about our role is admitting that our child needs help and then actually seeking it out....

I have always valued being a reliable employee with a strong work ethic. I strive to excel and take pride in knowing that I got the job done right. I guess you could also say I’m a sort of...

If you’ve ever joined an internet moms group you will quickly discover that mothers are a lonely group of people. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, the ability to make friends easily vanishes. It starts when we get pregnant. I think...

Warning: stone cold bummer of a story ahead... My mother-in-law passed away last year on Christmas Eve after suffering from Alzheimer’s for a long time. She and my father-in-law had been married 53 years. To his credit, my father-in-law insisted...

Being unhappy makes the people around you unhappy too. That is not fair. My husband likes to tell me (and everyone else) that "happiness is a choice we make." I know he's right, and he's my own personal miracle, but...

Natural Family Planning (NFP) is growing in popularity, but certainly not as mainstream as more common family planning options. As many as 65% of women use birth control according to the CDC in 2018. So, it is likely that...

When was the last time you picked up a book for the fun of it? When was the last time you let yourself get lost in a story with characters that don't exist (and the inevitable poorly adapted movies..Looking...

Let me first start out by saying I am very grateful that COVID-19 has not physically impacted my family. We have been very lucky in that I work permanently from home in the midst of all this chaos, and...

I'm going to let you in on a little secret about me... Oh, who am I kidding? Anyone who has known me longer than 5 minutes knows I am a perpetual worrier - a hypochondriac as I am called...

Does your family use Spectera vision insurance? If so, Complete Family Eye Care has great news for you! Are you all too familiar with limited options and excessive waits for your eyewear? In the past, most Spectera plans have required...