Katy Huie Harrison, PhD

Katy Huie Harrison, PhD, is an author, mom, recurrent miscarriage survivor, & owner of Undefining Motherhood. She lives in Atlanta with her husband (affectionately known on the internet as "Husband,") son (Jack), and daughter (Branham). She believes our society puts too many expectations on women that make womanhood and motherhood restrictive. Her goal is to shift the paradigm about what it means to be a woman and mother, giving all women a greater sense of agency over their own lives. You can find Katy and her work featured in places like CNN's Headline News, Romper, Scary Mommy, Love What Matters, & more.

Looking for Signs After the Loss of a Child

My experience with the loss of a child starts every morning when there’s this moment, a brief fleeting moment, when you first wake up, before you are actually awake, where you don’t immediately focus on your child who died. It’s this brief second where you can maybe forget that your child died, that you are […]

How to Overcome Working Mom Guilt

There's a belief that you can have a career OR be a great mom, but not both. This belief causes working mom guilt. A psychologist tells us how to beat it.

Guide to Induction at 37 Weeks: Everything You Need to Know

I was 36 1/2 weeks pregnant when I found out I’d have an induced labor at 37 weeks. It was a Wednesday, and my high risk specialist confirmed a preeclampsia diagnosis that we’d expected for weeks. But I was completely unprepared–scratch that, absolutely terrified–when she said I had 4 days to get everything in order […]

How Tracking Fertility with a Monitor Changed My TTC Journey

I’d spent too many months crying in bed the day my period came. After a year-and-a-half of unsuccessfully trying to conceive (TTC), I made a list of questions to ask my doctor. I’d been tracking fertility using ovulation predictor kits and ovulation tracker apps, but nothing was working. Month to month, I was heartbroken. The […]

Best Postpartum Swimsuits 2026: 8 Picks for Every Body

Among the millions of postpartum struggles I was unprepared for, living in a postpartum body that felt totally foreign was still one of the most frustrating. Because after that first 6 weeks, my body still didn’t feel like mine. Hell, not even after 6 months. So it’s an understatement to call it ironic that the […]

Pandemics, Pregnancy, and Planning: What You Need to Know from an Expert

Let’s be real right now. Pregnancy is a weird and scary enough process in the best of circumstances. Throw in a global pandemic, and many mamas are even more anxious than normal. Who can blame them? They’re growing humans! Anxiety abounds. As a result, we’ve gotten lots of questions from women at all stages of […]

8 Tips for Choosing the Best Travel Baby Monitor for Your Family

Traveling with a baby can be super stressful, but knowing you have the right equipment can decrease the bulk and lessen the stress. Do you really need to carry a travel crib, car seat, stroller, monitor, sound machine, diapers, and all that jazz? Let’s face it–babies require a TON of stuff. While we love using […]

Black Maternal Mortality Rates Left This Mom in Fear

I am writing this for my rockstar son, Chase, one of the most magnificent beings. And for everyone who has endured the trauma of delivering a child early, or of a medical system where black maternal mortality rates are astronomically high. Chase was born very early, at 30 weeks and 1 day. I experienced both […]

Overwhelmed Mom? How to Stop Trying to Fit It All In

On a crisp fall Saturday morning in October, I had the weirdest experience with mom overwhelm: we had nothing planned, and it was actually making me anxious. Blue sky, cool air, and absolutely nothing on the calendar until the afternoon . . . I could just see our lack of plans turning into a morning […]

Surviving the Loss of a Child: Michelle’s Story

To many, the loss of a child is completely unimaginable–something we shove into the darkest corners of our mind and fervently pray we never have to experience. For others, like Michelle Valiukenas, the loss of a much wanted baby is something that never goes away. Today we welcome Michelle, Colette’s mama and founder of the […]