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Mom's Moment: Why I Published My Pregnancy Journal

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September is NICU Awareness Month, so I can't help but recount my first pregnancy, detailed in my book, Expecting Perfect: My Bumpy Journey to...

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Kicking Cancer on the Catwalk

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Story by: Sara Goodwin

Assistance In Healthcare, a West Valley charity, will kick off its second-annual Project Pink in October. This charity fashion show brings Valley men and women together to help the cancer patients of Phoenix.

Having cancer is tough on everyone -- for the patients, it's the physical drain of the disease and treatments; for relatives and friends, it’s the emotional drain that comes with this terrible, incurable disease. But then there’s the financial aspect. Cancer treatments are expensive and when patients are paying hospital bills, there’s less money that can be...

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Dr. Joseph Berardi's Guide to Facial Rejuvenation

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2014 Best of Our Valley winner, Dr. Joseph Berardi shares his thoughts on facial rejuvination including neck lift and facelift surgery procedures.

At what age should we consider a facelift and/or a neck lift? Is it at 60 years of age, 50 years of age, 40 years of age? The answer truly depends on how you feel about yourself. If you have heavy folds around your nose leading to the corner of her mouth, if your jaw line is no longer well-defined, if your cheeks are flat and have lost their volume, or if you have hanging skin under your chin and have lost a...

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Mom's Moment: 10 Mompreneur Tips

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The balance is tough and the struggle is real. The mompreneur boom is taking over many of us...moms eager to become an all-in-one mogul.

Granted, it's challenging to wear many hats: mom, wife, maid, chef, chauffeur, and professional. Truth be told--I do many things half-ass (like serving pizza for dinner and postponing folding laundry). However, maintaining a professional sense of self is very important to me, and I constantly strive to fulfill the creative juices flowing inside me...

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Mom's Moment: Sanity Savers for the At-Home Mom

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I don't like labels. I don't like the work-at-home, stay-at-home, or working mother titles. We all work in our own way, and we are all doing the best we can.

Therefore, if you don't leave the house for a normal 9-5, I consider you an at-home mom; simply put.

Being an at-home mom comes with plenty of stereotypes, many of which are true. Getting dressed is a daily challenge, as what's the point if you're surrounded in spit-up 24/7? And cleaning. OMG. The mountains of laundry never seem to...

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