Becoming Mom
Vaughan | Becoming Mom, Charlotte Grinberg, MD, Elizabeth Wellington, Danielle Melfi, Nicole BagleyFor people navigating who they're becoming after a broken road to motherhood. Reflections on fertility, loss, postpartum mental health, and where we go from here.
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Nothing About Motherhood Will Look the Way You Planned, And That's Okay.
This is the third installment in the Becoming Mom Real Talk series, where I create space for women to share the winding road they traveled to becoming a mom.
Warning: Please take care while reading. This essay covers pregnancy loss.
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We Built a Support System for Adolescents. Where's the One for Mothers?
Two nights after my son was born, I lay awake in my hospital bed staring at his translucent bassinet next to me. His tiny nine-pound body was tightly swaddled in a blue, pink, and white blanket, his rosy cheeks illuminated by harsh hospital...
The Mother I Became
Note: This is the second installment in the Becoming Mom #RealTalk series, where I aim to create space for women to share the winding road they traveled to becoming a mom. Many of these essays cover topics such as infertility, pregnancy los...
Sometimes moms just need to dance.
Note: This is an excerpt from a reflection that first appeared on Bobbie’s Instagram. Thank you to Bobbie for sponsoring this incredible series of events. If you want to see if The Mom Dance Party is coming to your city, check them out here...
What happened after we said goodbye
A note before you read:
This article was previously published in The Baltimore Sun on March 22, 2026. As the trial begins next week for the perpetrators at Heavenbound Crematorium, I am republishing it here. Please note that this essay con...
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IVF mama, published writer, and impact strategist (formerly MTV) reflecting on the bumps along the way that shape us into the mothers we’re becoming.
Founder of To Life Primary Care in DC/MD. Chief Medical Officer of Montgomery Hospice. Childbirth doula. Mom to 5 little joyful kids.
I study what motherhood does to the psyche, the identity, the body — then I throw a dance party about it. Psychotherapist. Co-founder of MFT/The Mom Dance Party. Writing here on matrescence, the mental load, and the insistence that moms deserve joy.
CEO of RESOLVE, fighting for everyone’s right to build a family.
Nicole is a mom, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She wrote this deeply personal essay for her sister Vaughan’s “Real Talk” series in hopes that more honest conversations around infertility, marriage, and motherhood help women feel less alone.
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