Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

If you constantly find that you’re rubbing people the wrong way, take a look at this list and consider if you’re doing any of the following seven things.

The elephant in the room is my mental illness. Do my anxiety and depression make me unworthy of love?

Marriage isn’t a game. But playing one can actually help strengthen it. So, game on!

The problem with people pleasing: You’re trying so hard to be good. So how come you feel so bad?

Yes, a lot of parents are assholes. But you know what? A lot of people are assholes; some of them happen to have kids, some don’t. I can’t speak for all parents, and I wouldn’t want to try. But speaking as one particular person with kids, here’s what I wish my childfree friends would understand…

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.

Parents — we’re the worst.

My whole life, people have been telling me I’m “too much." It's BS.

Being a parent isn’t everything.