by Sarah K Peck | January 5, 2017
One of my close friends, not yet a mother, is subject to all sorts of insane text messages from me as I tell her just exactly what’s going on with my body, my mind, and my spirit as I navigate new motherhood. It’s worth it to tell you: she is planning on...
by Sarah K Peck | December 8, 2016
Last summer, I managed to injure both of my hamstrings fairly severely. Two months into recovery, I got pregnant. Running, biking, and much of my yoga practice was out; instead, walking was still the only mode of transportation. Then I got a small back injury. Yoga...
by Sarah K Peck | August 25, 2016
The first several weeks after my baby arrived, I tried to do everything: be a new mom, keep the house clean, pickup after myself, get work done, answer emails. Slowly, despite my attempts to thwart it, I realized that I only had a few increments each day. Nursing is...
by Sarah K Peck | August 11, 2016
I’ll admit it: I think we were a little bit in the crazy space when we decided to go camping two months after the arrival of our first son. However, it turned out to be a wonderful adventure, with several key tips. If you want (and crave) getting out of the...
by Sarah K Peck | July 26, 2016
Before pregnancy, I had no interest in reading about pregnancy or thinking about what was happening. And so I arrived at this period of my life, pregnant and ballooning outwards, bewildered about what was going on, and with (what felt like) no idea what do do about...
by Sarah K Peck | June 30, 2016
When I contemplated getting pregnant, I thought that it was the right time. I had worked intensely in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur for over a decade, I was still sufficiently afraid of the proposition of becoming a parent (and unsure what it would look...
