Health — Good to Mama

Would I do this if I love me?

What would change if you started asking yourself this question?

Rhiannon MennMarch 24, 2022

I'm still learning how to be good to mama

I don’t write about this stuff – being good to myself – because I’m always great at it. I write about it because I struggle with it.

Rhiannon MennFebruary 17, 2022

The most glorious hour and a half I never knew I had

I’ve heard stories of these magical people who get up early each morning and have time to themselves. But I am NOT a morning person.

Rhiannon MennApril 2, 2021

How I (re)-learned the importance of setting goals as a team

Alright mamas, it’s almost March. How are your goals for 2021? What are they? Just as important, who knows about them?

Rhiannon MennFebruary 25, 2021

How my life changed with this one shift

What I learned from Oprah, Einstein, and Sun Tzu, and why I want to share it with moms everywhere.

Rhiannon MennJanuary 28, 2021

How I’m building a habit of self-kindness in 2021

Tthe most important question I wanted to answer before diving into this year: how am I doing at taking care of myself?

Rhiannon MennJanuary 14, 2021

Gratitude in the face of calamity

How can we feel gratitude when our world is turning upside down?

Rhiannon MennNovember 25, 2020

Emotional boundaries matter

How channeling empathy can lead to powerful impact, instead of self-destruction.

Rhiannon MennNovember 5, 2020

Always the helper

It has taken me over two decades to find a healthy balance between helper and asking for help.

Rhiannon MennOctober 29, 2020

There's light in the world, and it's cheesy and delicious

This is a challenging time for our country, but what does lasagna have to do with it?

Rhiannon MennOctober 9, 2020

Let’s talk about struggling

We moms don’t want to “take away” a meal from another mom who’s “truly” struggling, but in doing so we belittle our own need.

Rhiannon MennSeptember 25, 2020

The new kind of labor that's taking a toll on moms

What is is and how I’ve been working to manage it.

Rhiannon MennSeptember 3, 2020

What it took to get my family debt free

My history with finances wasn’t pretty, but we finally got here.

Rhiannon MennJuly 30, 2020

COVID fitness: how to work out with little time, little equipment, and little kids

It’s been a learning curve, but I’ve figured out how to get back to working out.

Rhiannon MennJuly 22, 2020

How to be creative in the kitchen with limited ingredients

Whether it’s empty store shelves or a tighter budget, here’s some things to help

Rhiannon MennJune 10, 2020

Thank you, coronavirus, for teaching me how to say no

For all the things I can’t do during COVID19, I’m asking: do I want to start doing those things again?

Rhiannon MennMay 27, 2020

3 unexpected lessons from stay-at-home

I’m the most surprised of all.

Rhiannon MennMay 22, 2020

How to make sure your marriage survives COVID19

Hint: it’s not just taking care of “we”.

Rhiannon MennMay 15, 2020

No fair! How to balance roles at home

Anyone else struggling a tad bit more trying to balance roles with their other half during this craziness? Because I know I have been.

Rhiannon MennMay 7, 2020

Oh no, it's virus season! How do I boost my immunity?

Cold and flu season, and now coronavirus on top of it! What can I do to make my and my kids bodies stronger if they do happen to come in contact with germs?

Rhiannon MennMarch 26, 2020