“There are a thousand reasons for missing one of your kids' firsts. Some moms may…” — Mary Katharine Ham

A practical thing is to get out of bed every day and go outside if you can. Get moving a little bit. That's really hard to do, especially if you actually become clinically depressed, but it can change your state of mind.

There's always going to be sadness, and that's O.K., but I didn't want it to take over.

My kids are awesome.

The way that social media is structured, you get a payout for high emotion, for clickability. And your 40-point tax plan is not emotional or clickable.