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Author: Tara Hales

Home Sweet Home… A Time for Change. Or Is It?

by Tara Hales // August 16, 2018 // No Comments
Since my last post in APRIL!!! 😳 (<— b t dubs SO happy I figured out how to get emojis in WordPress- was feeling so censored!)…I have completely flipped my life upside down. Ever since we had baby #2- our 3 bedroom... Continue reading →

Our Crosses To Bare

by Tara Hales // April 23, 2018 // No Comments
We All Have A Story… This post has been rolling around in my head ever since I shared a video on my Facebook Blog Page about a mother who decided to share pictures of her stillborn baby. A series of... Continue reading →

Sweet Josephine: A Homebirth Story

by Tara Hales // January 23, 2018 // No Comments
I’ve been hesitating on writing Josephine’s birth story because well, it was nothing like I had expected or planned and there is still a lot of disappointment and even trauma there. My Sweet Josephine is now 13 months old. We... Continue reading →

I Love My Strong Willed Child

by Tara Hales // October 12, 2017 // No Comments
Holy Hiatus! It’s been a minute… I should let you guys in on a secret…. I never enjoyed writing much. Hands down my least favorite subject in school was English & Lit, my most dreaded college course was composition. I... Continue reading →

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I am an unapologetically open, passionate Mom to two little girls. A Scientist by trade turned Stay At Home Mom. My only hope is to inspire and empower other mothers to follow their instincts and be confident in themselves. I encourage you to read with an open mind & heart and perhaps leave with a little enlightenment!

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      • Our Crosses To Bare
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      • Sweet Josephine: A Homebirth Story
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      • I Love My Strong Willed Child
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      • Overcoming Post Partum Depression
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      • 10 Things I've Learned After Becoming a Mom of Two
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      • Essential Oils and Why You Need Them
      • Ask IM: How to Survive the New Baby Sleep Deprivation
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      • Great Expectations
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      • A Mother's Blessing
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      • Ask IM: When Breastfeeding Gets tough Beyond the Newborn Stage
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      • The Road to Home Birth
      • Santa BABY...
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      • Instinctual Mothering's New Baby Must Haves
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      • 20 Tips to Thrive as a Stay At Home Mom
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      • Post Partum: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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      • Minority Report
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      • Ask IM: Preconception and Planning to Stay at Home
      • Homeward Bound
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      • Reflections from a C-Section Mama
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      • Stop Judging Me for Being Judgemental
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      • Why I'm Not Weaning At One
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      • A Decision to Become a Stay At Home Mom
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      • Why I Want An All Natural Birth
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      • Doula What? A Birth Story
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      • Entering Tantrum Territory
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      • Let Me Take a #Brelfie
      • Imitation Never Tastes as Good, Does It?
      • Oh The Controversy!
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      • That Baby Looks Good on You
      • The Working Mothers Dilemma
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      • Babywearing Epiphany
      • The Most Dangerous Trend of All: Anti-Vaxxers
      • What To Expect When You're: Breastfeeding
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