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Mellisa Reeves

Mellisa Reeves

On Childhood Holiday Traditions

There weren’t any holidays growing up that my family made a big deal of. Not that we didn’t celebrate — we just didn’t have the same fervor…

Jul 11, 2017

On Childhood Holiday Traditions

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

Healing Starts at Home

If you have kids of an age to comprehend, on some level, what is going on in our nation, you know how it adds an extra degree of complexity…

Jul 11, 2017

Healing Starts at Home

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

To The Daughters Born During a Trump Presidency

That first night, I cried. I walked home from a friends with the remains of a homemade #imwithher cake in hand, finding it hard to breath…

Jul 11, 2017

To The Daughters Born During a Trump Presidency

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

When Birth Doesn’t Go As Planned

“I WANT YOU TO PICK YOUR SIX FAVORITE COLORS FROM THESE CRAYONS, AND DRAW THE SCENE OF YOUR IDEAL BIRTH.”

Jul 11, 2017

When Birth Doesn’t Go As Planned

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

How to Name a Baby

Your oldest brother had his name before he even had a real shot at existing. Your father and I, young and infatuated with each other, read…

Jul 11, 2017

How to Name a Baby

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

Dear Pregnant Mom Whose Older Child is Being an A**hole

You are worried.

Jul 11, 2017

Dear Pregnant Mom Whose Older Child is Being an A**hole

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

Rainbow, Baby

There are some secrets you can only keep for so long.

Jul 11, 2017

Rainbow, Baby

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

Some Days You Just Can’t Be Cool (Or, A Guide to Losing It)

Some days you just can’t be cool. Some days you have to scream and kick and throw your own tantrum. Maybe slam a door or two. Utter a few…

Jul 11, 2017

Some Days You Just Can’t Be Cool (Or, A Guide to Losing It)

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

It’s Never Too Late to Go Back and Grieve

I don’t know what it is with me and losing babies when I’m traveling.

Jul 11, 2017

It’s Never Too Late to Go Back and Grieve

Jul 11, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

I Am From

I am from struggle I am from patriarchy and from women who believed it served them too

Jun 28, 2017

I Am From

Jun 28, 2017

Mellisa Reeves

Mellisa Reeves

Mother, writer & podcast host — helping women share their stories of the transition and transformation of motherhood. Find me @ www.motherbirth.co.

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