by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Kids
When looking to send the last of the summer camp care package gifts to my kids this season, I stumbled across these natural bug bite patches that get great reviews. I bought the single pack of 27 Quitch Bug Bite Itch Relief Patches and my daughter immediately wrote to...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Can one bra support a 32A, A 34D, and a 36C all at once? We found ones that can! Thanks to our newest partner, the cult-favorite affordable luxury lingerie brand, NEIWAI. Nearly every woman knows about the array of bras in multiple sizes we’re forced to collect:...
by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
News flash: We all age! Every day! And yet the world can be tough on us for doing just that. So how do we move forward with joy and learn to celebrate all our phases of life as women? And might we be inadvertently contributing to ageism in our society without even...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is still going strong. And one of the most popular picks with our readers from our roundup of 10 ½ incredible Nordstrom Deals has been the high-waist leggings with pockets. Because, pockets. But say you’re more into a comfy,...
by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
The world is…rough right now. And that’s an understatement. So I reached out to my great friend, podcast host, and purveyor of wisdom, Dr. Christine Koh, who is sharing 5 small, tangible things we can all be doing to make positive change in our lives and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Family Travel, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Browsing through the early Prime Day deals on Amazon and looking for some camp care package gifts for my kids, I came across a deal that was made for me: The hands-free, USB-charged neck fan I have been craving for ages. After sitting through the hottest, sweatiest,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Doing Good
We’re always fans of finding gifts that give back to meaningful causes during the holiday season (or all year long, really) and one of my favorite new finds is a woman-run businesses that’s also supporting one of my favorite causes: helping us raising the...
by Kate Etue | DIY, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
When I started keeping a gratitude journal with my daughter a few years back, I was struck by her comment one night at bedtime: “Doing this makes me so happy.” All the research I’ve seen seems to support her reaction; keeping lists of the things...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
With U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy introducing new social media guidelines for children in the past few weeks, social media and mental health is all any parent we know is talking about. Especially with summer here. So I immediately reached out to one of my...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
After two and a half years, we finally had COVID in the house. I’m certainly grateful for science (we’re all fully vaccinated and boosted) because the folks (including me) who were infected had relatively mild cases. And while I knew that at some point we...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
The past few years have been — as if you didn’t live through them too — kind of hellish. Okay, very hellish. You don’t need me to share the many many articles about how much work moms in particularly have been doing to balance everyone’s...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Beauty + Cosmetics, Living
We first started this site with the mission of discovering cool things — particularly from small businesses and women-run companies — and share them with you all. While we’ve become popular for our gift guides to suit every budget, our tech tips, our...
