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How Motherhood Affects Creativity

By Erika Hayasaki — 2017

Cultural messages tell women that making art and having children are incompatible pursuits. But science suggests that women may become more creative after having kids.

Read on www.theatlantic.com

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10 Hardest Things About Being a New Mom

Why the first weeks with baby are so tough—and how to get through them.

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Lissa Harnish Poirot
2020
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This Is the Best Advice for New Moms

There's no shortage of advice available to new moms. Between best-selling parenting books, well-meaning family and friends, and even strangers on the street, there's plenty of advice to consider.

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Megan Beauchamp
2021
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The Mental Load of Motherhood

Mothers share their thoughts on the mental load of motherhood—and how they survive the 24/7 job called “Mom.”

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Stephanie Ruhle
2019
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No, Moms: It’s Not Selfish to Make Yourself a Priority

If you feel guilty about self-care, know this, mama: Taking care of yourself isn’t a luxury—it’s an essential part of being a good mom.

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Bonnie Gibbs Vengrow
2017
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After Giving Birth to My First Child, I Wondered: Would I Ever Want Sex Again?

I dreaded my husband’s attempts to initiate sex after pregnancy, but giving in out of a sense of duty or embracing a sexless relationship both felt like self-betrayal.

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Meaghan O'Connell
2018
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How Not to Hate Your Husband After You Have Kids

Author Jancee Dunn couldn’t believe how furious she would get at her husband after they had a baby. Here are her tips for working through it.

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Janice Dunn
2017
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How Parenthood Will Change Your Sex Life, According to a Neuroscientist

As a sex therapist and neuroscientist, I’m often called upon to help clients cope with the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of rebooting their sex lives after parenthood. The truth: Finding your way back to satisfying sex can be a big challenge.

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Nan Wise
2020
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How to Reconnect with Your Partner After Having Kids

Don’t wait for the most convenient time to rebuild intimacy. You’ll be waiting a long time.

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Christina Caron
2020
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5 Steps to Keeping the Romance Alive After Baby is Born

Having a child is undeniably one of the greatest joys life brings, but it’s also an adjustment.

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Natacha V. Beim
2018
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Have Children? Here’s How Kids Ruin Your Romantic Relationship

For around 30 years, researchers have studied how having children affects a marriage, and the results are conclusive: the relationship between spouses suffers once kids come along.

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Matthew D. Johnson
2016
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