Category Archives: Parenting

A Special Kind of Love

March 4, 2020 2 comments Family, Motherhood, Parenting Dr. Leesha

I heard it for years – boys love their mamas. Yet, this was of no consequence to me until my Evan was born, my second […]

Mom, Put that Cape On!

January 29, 2020 4 comments Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Women's Mental Health Dr. Leesha

I know, moms. It’s gets confusing. Society and our well-meaning mommy friends voice compelling declarations from “You’re no superhero” to “Girl, take off your cape” and “You are not supermom. Ain’t nobody got time for that.”

Yasss, Honey! Beyoncé Gets It, Too

December 18, 2019 2 comments Motherhood, Parenting Birmingham, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, drleesha, family, Parenting, parenting truth Dr. Leesha

Most women have been conditioned to ignore symptoms and just ‘tough it out’ and focus on taking care of everyone else before themselves. I am […]

The Loneliness of Motherhood

November 24, 2019 0 comments Family, Motherhood, Parenting Birmingham Alabama, drleesha, motherhood, Parenting, parenting truth Dr. Leesha

Co-Parenting is Good … I’m a happily married woman and mom to three beautiful children, ages 5, 8, and 12. Well, the 12-year-old really isn’t […]

Top 10 Things We Must Tell Our Children

September 23, 2019 0 comments Children's Mental Health, Healthy Living, Motherhood, Parenting Birmingham, drleesha, Mental Health, parenting truth, positive parenting Dr. Leesha

Dr. Leesha’s love messages to her children I LOVE YOU – While our children “know” that we love them, we need to daily demonstrate our […]

Mommying Unashamed in these streets

September 2, 2019 4 comments Motherhood, Parenting Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, drleesha, moms, motherhood, Parenting, parenting truth Dr. Leesha

An ode to all the real mommas up in here, up in here! Sometimes I’m patient, but sometimes I yellI’m trying my best, but these […]

I love that she was real and talked from a parent’s perspective. She talked on our level and not like a psychiatrist with terms we didn’t know. I loved when her daughter jumped on her lap. I though she really gets it. She is realistic and a mom, too.

—Paige L.

The whole woman was ministered to: mind, body, spirit.

—Simone C.

Ditch the Mommy Guilt is a book that ushers mothers through an insightful journey to healthier, happier parenting. Motherhood is one that typically comes with little or no guidance, but Dr. Leesha's brilliant text will assist many mothers in parenting without guilt or second guesses. You must read this smart guide to healthier and happier motherhood ... without any guilt.

—Dr. Ty Moody, Worship Center Christian Church

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