Several months back I gave a 2-hour talk for college girls, covering many factors in health and fertility, available on Podbean and Apple...

I often get questions from young women who are working out hard and watching every bit and still can't lose weight. They might be putting...

The Book of Job is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between man and God under different circumstances. God and the Devil...

Does your teen forget to eat? Not want to stop what she's doing? While adults can often miss meals or restrict their eating and just...

The short answer: It doesn't really matter. If you have extra weight or blood sugar problems, just pick something that works with your...

Does your teen daughter wake up not hungry, or not knowing what she wants to eat? Does she just not have the brainpower to walk into the...

Does your kid dawdle over his food? Does he cry about everything? Is he spacey and clumsy? Does your lean, active child get short of...

If you've ever looked for sleep advice online, you'll find tips like "turn off screens that emit blue light" and "exercise in the...

This is my first time linking to a podcast, so I hope it works. In addition to podbean, it's also on iTunes under Bright Families....

A friend with many children had found to her dismay that she was very prone to urinary tract infections that would quickly escalate, and...

The other morning my husband and I were discussing insurance costs. We participate in a health sharing ministry, and our monthly share...

As a kid I could tell that it was different to be an adult. Adults got headaches and seemed to find different things funny, and they...

What determines the return of fertility while nursing? If you read the older books about nursing and amenorrhea (such as Breastfeeding...

The basic advice I always give girls and women about their periods, to minimize PMS and cramps, is to 1) move 2) eat fiber 3) sleep, and...

Steph writes from a houseful of boys, and has been practicing gratitude with her family for many years. Not too long ago, I heard a story...

By Wendy-Irene Zepeda (Years ago, we had an Epiphany party with a short Nativity play. When we needed a narrator, Wendy's oldest child,...

I'm a morning person. As a kid I would wake up so early there were only colored bars on my grandparents' TV, and I'd wait for Gilligan's...

My 12-year-old asked me to buy her a "custom" acne formula she'd seen advertised, and I said no. More specifically, I told her she could...

Sara has many ideas to share from their family systems for various chores and details of daily life. How do you distribute chores? Their...

Mary Kate's helpful post inspired questions about how to get kids to actually DO the chores fairly willingly. For example: " I am still...