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I am One in Five- Maternal Mental Health Campaign 2025
It was 2020, I was isolated and didn’t have my support system. I also was living in a temporary situation where I didn’t see myself bringing my baby home right after giving birth. At 28 weeks I was diagnosed with ICP, a condition that causes you to have itchy feet, palms, lightened stools- your liver…
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Changing Dad’s Mindset as a New Dad: A Football Analogy
The man is like the offensive tackle. The woman is like the running back and the baby is like the football. Dad’s job is to get rid of all the obstacles for the running back to take that ball down to the end zone. The end zone means your kid is independent, potty trained, no…
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Podcast Interview: Parenting in the Far North with Ariane Aramburo
Take a listen to my latest podcast interview with KTUU’s Alaska’s News Source, Ariane Aramburo, for the podcast: Parenting in the Far North as I share about minimalist parenting! https://omny.fm/shows/alaska-s-news-source/parenting-in-the-far-north-minimalist-lifestyle-ra/embed?in_playlist=parenting-in-the-far-north PARENTING IN THE FAR NORTH: MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE RAISING 6 KIDS “Vanessa Perry wears many hats, but says her greatest job is being a mom to…
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Cast is Off
(Originally written Nov. 14, 2023) Today I got my giant cast off and each finger is free. I wasn’t ready to see my nub yet. But Lowell says it’s about at gnarly as he imagined it would look. After the stitches come out, I will have more range of motion. My index finger has a…
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My Accident
(This was originally written Nov. 8, 2024) Welp, I am headed home less of a woman today… I unfortunately suffered an accident and the surgeon could not save the tip of my middle finger. I had to have an amputation. 🪚🖕🏻 I was working on our house and a table saw caught my work glove.…
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Grieved
Hitting something fierce with this one today 🫠 Psalms 73:21-28 NIV[21] When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, [22] I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. [23] Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. [24] You guide me with your counsel, and…
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Expecting Baby Perry Six!
Seeing that next year is an even year, you know what that means… Baby Vanlow Perry 6.0 is in the process of being formed in my womb! A sweet dear friend asked me if we planned it, if I plan on being done or use birth control, and what of my mental and physical health…
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I’m a Triathlete
February 2021 I got the diagnosis of non alcoholic fatty liver disease and gal bladder stones after suffering several intense indigestion issues, cholestasis of pregnancy, severe abdominal pain and vomit, etc. I had used the excuse of being a mom of five for being so overweight, using food as a tool for coping, and living…
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Maternal Mental Health 2021
It’s that time of the year again, Maternal Mental Health awareness month. I am reminded of my passion in life. One of the life ‘why’s’. Why I am encouraged to get into shape, why I strive to be the best mother I can be. Why I try to make changes to my parenting when things…
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My First Hand Account of the January 6, 2021 Rally in DC
When my husband suggested a few days before January 6, 2021 of attending the rally that was being held to protest for the Congress and Senate approval of the electoral college I was hesitant and a bit nervous going. Most of the memorable and valuable things in my life happen because my husband comes up…