Michelle Dempsey M.S., CPRW

A writer, entrepreneur, radio host, and powerful motivational speaker – Michelle Dempsey, owner and founder of Michelle Dempsey, Very Well-Written, has one goal in mind: empowering women from all walks of life with her incredible personal life story of overcoming adversity and using the lessons learned to achieve success. Internationally published and known for her ability to connect with readers on a deeper level, Michelle has successfully united her passion for business and writing and developed a thriving career, offering writing and editing services, business coaching, branding expertise, and content marketing to business of all kinds.

Articles by Michelle

Why Single Dads Deserve the Most Special Father’s Day

Single fathers do not get enough credit. For every article about parenting, you’ll likely find an article about an amazingly impressive single mom, balancing a successful career and raising brilliant children all with a smile on her face. And for every story we hear about fabulous single mothers – we hear less and less about the men who are also faced with the often harsh reality of raising a child on their own.

Traveling with children is every bit as great as traveling was before you became a parent – if, and only if, you go into battle fully prepared. Knowledge is power, as they say – and you definitely want to put in the research and brain power ahead of planning your next family vacation to ensure things run as smoothly as possible.

The problem for me was that nobody spoke about anxiety and pregnancy. There wasn’t a section in my pregnancy book for Postpartum Anxiety, just depression – but didn’t everyone know that untreated anxiety can lead to depression?

Marriage After Baby – It’s Not What You’d Expect. With all of that, my marriage is everything I didn't think it would be since this baby entered our lives.

In the span of three months, I went from being a stay-at-home-mom to a working mom, and now back to the former. I spent much of my “working mom” days longing for the simplicity of my stay-at-home-mom schedule, my daughter’s snuggles and the ability to actually clean my house and have enough time to put my mascara on.

Worried about your soon-to-be post-baby bod? Well take it from me, it’s not worth the stress. Because whether you lose the baby weight or not, whether your pre-pregnancy jeans ever fit you again, or whether your body is riddled with stretch marks and cellulite from now until eternity, here are some reasons why your body is SO much better after baby.

Pilates. It took one class, one amazing instructor, one powerful stretch, one hour of disconnecting on the outside world and focusing on nothing but my own body and one day of surprisingly pleasing soreness to realize why THIS is what had been missing from my new mommy life.