EXPLORE HEALTH STORIES

One thing we really believe in as a family is that experiences are worth investing in. Not just big trips — though we had some of those this year — but also the smaller things. The Saturday outings, the community programs, the groups that give our kids a sense of belonging and purpose. This past year was a full one, and I want to share some of it because I think there’s real value in talking about how families spend their time together — not just how they eat or what suppleme

Somewhere along the way, rest became something we had to earn. Finish the to-do list, get through the hard season, handle everything on the plate — and then maybe, if there’s time and money left over, take a break. We used to think that way too. We don’t anymore. Rest — real, intentional rest — is something we now treat as part of our health, not separate from it. And over the past year or so, we’ve been much more deliberate about building it in. Spa days, weekend getaways, f

E is 7½ now. But this story starts when she was 4, in preschool, when her teachers pulled us aside and mentioned something they’d been noticing. She was having trouble completing three tasks in a row — something like washing her hands, grabbing her lunch, and sitting down at the table. Simple things that the other kids were doing without a second thought. Her teachers were kind about it, but they said gently that they suspected ADHD. I remember sitting with that for a while.