FEATURED in Very Well Health

I am happy to have been featured in this wonderful piece for VeryWell Health about the joys of menopause (ha!).

Maria CarolaMarch 10, 2023Comment

Transformed by postpartum depression

It has arrived. This is so much more than a book. This is so much more than a client.

Health, Motherhood, maternal mental healthMaria CarolaNovember 27, 2020motherhood, postpartum depression, book publicity, healing, maternal healthComment

Don't give up

I love life. After struggling all day with a “marketing mastermind class,” I felt like I was trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

Maria CarolaOctober 28, 2020coach, wellness, support, women, motherhood, mother, inspirationComment

Pregnancy + Infant Loss Awareness Day

I loved this little cardboard house. I remember tucking away in there for hours pretending and imagining.

Motherhood, maternal mental health, HealthMaria CarolaOctober 16, 2020loss, grief, postpartum depression, miscarriageComment

When a baby is born, so is a mother

On my way to a meeting the other day I passed a huge wooden yard sign with a stork on it announcing the birth of a new baby.

Maria CarolaOctober 8, 2020newborn, mother, motherhood, support, maternal health, family, communityComment

We are all capable of being bestsellers

In my work as a book publicist my goal for every campaign, no matter how big or small, was to find the STORY.

Maria CarolaOctober 8, 2020self-worth, mother, motherhood, book publicityComment

Life is not linear

I sit in the car while my son runs into the deli for our ritual of morning coffee for me (bless his heart) and a bagel for him.

Maria CarolaSeptember 29, 2020mindset, reflection, inspiration, mother, motherhoodComment

Hope and ice cream trucks

I cut my hair yesterday. Four months of dead ends and lockdown gently snipped off with an old pair of my children’s scissors.

Maria CarolaAugust 8, 2020summer, covid, hope, neighborhood, communityComment

The Year of the Mother

2020 is the #yearofthemother because all mothers need support and *this* is the year we finally get it.

Maria CarolaJanuary 22, 2020maternal health, birth, advocateComment

The hands of a woman who still feels like a girl

My hands lie across the keys. How do I write what I am thinking? How do I say what I feel?

Maria CarolaJanuary 22, 2020womanhood, aging, hands, writer, growthComment

On-set at Refinery 29

Yesterday I spent several hours on-set at Refinery 29, an incredible online platform for young girls and women.

Maria CarolaJanuary 22, 2020body image, self-worth, self-care, growth, healing, womanhoodComment

May your hearts be light

My brother and I returned home to our parents house yesterday to find that everyone else had gone out.

Maria CarolaDecember 24, 2019holidays, family, writer, reflection, midset, childhood, parenthoodComment

Old fashioned days

After a very tough day, I dropped my daughter off at band practice and stumbled into a nearby restaurant to wait out the time until pick-up.

Maria CarolaDecember 11, 2019hope, positive thinking, mindset, community, healing, courageComment

There is magic in the air

This is Dexter, my brothers car. On top of Dexter is Harold, our Christmas tree.

Maria CarolaDecember 9, 2019holidays, family, single mom, motherhood, parenthood, mindsetComment

Holding on to the warmth

I felt a strong nudging on my back. “Mommy!” Nudge, nudge. “Momma!”

Maria CarolaNovember 12, 2019mental health, parenting, parenthood, motherhood, mother, healingComment

The matrilineal wave

And so completes the annual family journey to our mother’s roots in which brother and sister take the lead.

Maria CarolaAugust 8, 2019family, growth, healing, siblings, vacationComment

Birth trauma: Thirteen years later

My children ask what there is for breakfast. I forage, as usual, for something, anything healthy to feed them.

Maria CarolaJuly 26, 2019mother, motherhood, reflection, resilience, birthday, birth story, healing, postpartum depression, maternal healthComment

Mothers Day

“Mothers Day” can be tough, especially if you are a single mom.

Maria CarolaMay 12, 2019single. mom, motherhood, holidays, mothers day, celebration, momComment

#RealMotherhoodChallenge

It’s Day Three of the The Blue Dot Project 5-Day #realmotherhoodchallenge and I find it so interesting that this week happens to coincide with what is so far a very crappy week for me.

Maria CarolaMay 8, 2019maternal health, mental health, awarenesss, advocate, motherhood, mother, single mom, resilience, hopeComment

Dear Younger Me

Dear Younger Maria (pictured here in 2009): You are going to be ok.

Maria CarolaMay 8, 2019maternal health, mental health, postpartum depression, motherhood, mother, advocate, hope, coach, writerComment