Busted! 5 Common Sports Injury and Recovery Myths
UT Health Austin sports medicine physician addresses common misconceptions surrounding sports injuries and recovery approaches
It’s no secret that regular physical activity brings numerous health benefits to people of all ages; however, this can also lead...
Chasing Rainbows: The end of the fertility treatments road without a baby
Like many women who struggle with infertility, I always anticipated the happy ending. You know, the one where we have the bump and the baby and all the things? But, what happens when you’ve...
10 COVID Tips From a Single Mother
“Leave me alone. Please!” I hated saying it as soon as it left my mouth. At this point, I was begging my children to have mercy on me as I laid in excruciating pain....
Health Benefits of Pumpkin | Honoring National Pumpkin Day
Happy Fall Ya’ll! It’s pumpkin time! Yep, that’s me…shouting from the rooftops that fall is finally here (do you hear me Texas weather?!) and that means pumpkins!
I’m not talking about those big, sit-on-the porch, kind...
October is ADHD Awareness Month
October is ADHD Awareness Month. For those who have children diagnosed with ADHD or who have a diagnosis themselves understand how important it is to bring awareness, to this often, misunderstood diagnosis.
Adhdawarenessmonth.org has a...
Take note of early signs of Dyslexia for an earlier diagnosis
Take note of early signs of Dyslexia for an earlier diagnosis | Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are hard for us. Not the actual meals. I have, what I call, the opposite of picky eaters....
Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Did you know approximately 30% of early stage breast cancer survivors will have a recurrence as metastatic disease, even after completing successful treatment?
4 years and 5 months ago I was fighting to finish my...
Four Ways to Support Breast Cancer Awareness in Austin
By the time you finish reading this blog post, someone in the United States will have received a new breast cancer diagnosis. It happens every two minutes. One in eight women (and some men)...
Delicious Caribbean Dish You Can Prepare Year Round
In the creation of this wonderful Caribbean dish, I partnered with Shanon Murray, an author and fellow contributor of Austin Moms. Shanon learned her culinary craft from her late grandmother, Yvonne Murray, a native...
A New Kind of Bullying That You Couldn’t Fathom Exists
They've been piling up in my inbox for a while now. Quite honestly, with four children, in all three branches of our feeder pattern, I knew it was only a matter of time. Another...