Hi! I’m Christina. Welcome to my blog, Real Life Mama, an honest conversation with me, a mom and licensed mental health therapist,…

When a baby is born, so is a Mother. A mother who is worthy and deserving of support. In an instant your…

Disillusioned. Despairing. Dissociated. This was me as a new mom. You wouldn’t know it by the picture above, but that smiling girl…

I am a big fan of learning from those around of me, taking in second-hand experience and information like data, and filtering…

When you met your partner, was it love at first sight? — or “site”, seeing as so many of us meet on…

My High-Risk Pregnancy Success Story How my pregnancy was labeled high-risk: Finding out about my bicornuate uterus If you’ve stumbled upon this…

When love is written about or portrayed in film, it is often exemplified by a grand gesture. A spontaneous trip, a brand…

Family photos are a big deal. It’s easy to stress out about family photos because you want them to be perfect. After…

Hi. I’m so sorry. I wish there was something I could do to make this all go away. I wish you could…

We all have been there: suffering through our child’s public tantrum. It’s so flustering on its own, but then you get the…