Kathleen Petulla

Kathleen Petulla
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Kathleen lives completely outnumbered in her house of testosterone with her husband and 3 sons, ages 9, 7, and 5. She is a former oncology social worker turned work-from-home online health and wellness professional. She is currently focused helping moms find ways to be healthy without feeling guilty or deprived (i.e. still have chocolate!). Read more at www.eatthechocolate.com

New Mom Isolation and How to Overcome It

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Becoming a new mom... so many talk about the joys of motherhood, and don't get me wrong, there is joy! But sometimes it's just plain hard. My first child was born in late November. It was...
real advice for new moms

Real advice to the brand new mom…

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At my baby shower, my sister had all the guests write a little something to me on an index card and then she spread them in a diapers so that I would have a little...

New mom question: Binky, Thumb or Nothing?

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With 3 boys in my house, there are often 3 different ways to approach the same topic. One likes red, one likes blue, one likes orange. One likes tomatoes, one likes carrots, one likes cucumbers. The...

Lessons Learned, Part 2: Money and Kids

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When my first son was born, like many, we were so blessed with lots of gifts and "stuff" for him. You know what I'm talking about parents - when for a few moments, you...
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Lessons Learned: What kids have taught me about money.

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I'm not quite sure why I had this belief that when I became a parent I would suddenly have it all figured out. Even after nearly 9 years of parenthood, I'm also not sure why it continues...

What is success? Thankfully, the rules have changed.

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What is success? Growing up in a small town, some 20+ years ago, had you asked me to define success in terms of being a student, I likely would have answered it in this way,...

Feeling Overwhelmed, Moms? You’re Not Alone.

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When I say "feeling overwhelmed," I'm not talking about the busy everyday get-this-kid-here, make-that-appointment-there, get-dinner-on-the-table, feeling overwhelmed stuff. I'm talking about the deep-down, I-don't-know-if-I-can-adult-today overwhelm. But I think if we expose the 3 main contributors to mom overwhelm, we...

Life Lessons From the Bleachers

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Eight years and three sons later, and I am still surprised at how much I am the student, my kids are the teacher. The life lessons I get to learn from being their mom, is one...