https://www.jessannkirby.com A New England based lifestyle blog written and curated by Jess Ann Kirby. JessAnnKirby.com is a place to foster connection, creativity, and meaningful conversation. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:04:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 https://www.jessannkirby.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-L2a_sZCe-600x600.png https://www.jessannkirby.com 32 32 https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-slowing-down/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-slowing-down/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=45362 Today is my first day “back” after a month off of Instagram. This post is definitely not about that experience (I’m still processing that), but it’s related to much of what I’ve felt being off of social media. Anyone else…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-slowing-down/feed/ 17 https://www.jessannkirby.com/what-makes-a-relationship-last/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/what-makes-a-relationship-last/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=44965 Craig and I have been together for 17 years this July. I think that’s longer than most marriages (for the record I googled it after I wrote this, the average marriage in the US is 8 years). We aren’t married…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/what-makes-a-relationship-last/feed/ 21 https://www.jessannkirby.com/actions-to-take-in-a-post-roe-america/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/actions-to-take-in-a-post-roe-america/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=44590 Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Friday morning came the news most of us knew was coming but were still not prepared to hear. In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade overturning the right to abortion,…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/actions-to-take-in-a-post-roe-america/feed/ 2 https://www.jessannkirby.com/how-pelvic-floor-therapy-helped-heal-my-trauma/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/how-pelvic-floor-therapy-helped-heal-my-trauma/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=43500 Reader note: This post deals with discussions of sexual trauma. Please take care while reading. How Pelvic Floor Therapy Helped Heal My Trauma Suddenly my vision got spotty and what felt like a beast deep inside me moved up through…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/how-pelvic-floor-therapy-helped-heal-my-trauma/feed/ 0 https://www.jessannkirby.com/in-friendships-why-is-breaking-up-so-hard-to-do/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/in-friendships-why-is-breaking-up-so-hard-to-do/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:10:16 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=41949 “There are some friends who simply bring out the best in you. Even though you are both thoroughly imperfect, you inspire each other to do the right thing and to keep moving into higher levels of growth. Their light makes…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/in-friendships-why-is-breaking-up-so-hard-to-do/feed/ 8 https://www.jessannkirby.com/finding-my-style-and-myself-again/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/finding-my-style-and-myself-again/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:14:51 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=41907 Outfit details. Finding My Style And Myself Again I posted this outfit to my Instagram stories over the weekend and it seemed to resonate with a lot of you. And I think it might have been less about the outfit…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/finding-my-style-and-myself-again/feed/ 14 https://www.jessannkirby.com/in-defense-of-the-only-child/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/in-defense-of-the-only-child/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=41410 Marin turned 2 earlier this month, so naturally the question of if and when I’ll have another child has come up quite a bit. People first started asking when I was pregnant, because creating one human life isn’t enough, you…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/in-defense-of-the-only-child/feed/ 49 https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-grieving-the-loss-of-a-soul-dog/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-grieving-the-loss-of-a-soul-dog/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=41304 It was exactly a year ago that I sat on the floor of my living room with Nora’s head in my lap as she drifted off into a deep sleep and took her last breath. It was a gift to…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/on-grieving-the-loss-of-a-soul-dog/feed/ 12 https://www.jessannkirby.com/the-contradictions-of-motherhood/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/the-contradictions-of-motherhood/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:02:08 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=41078 This photo popped up recently as a “memory” on my phone. I barely remember taking it, except for the fact that it was the only picture I took of my pregnant stomach. It was exactly two weeks before I had…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/the-contradictions-of-motherhood/feed/ 42 https://www.jessannkirby.com/my-only-goal-in-2022-and-my-plans-for-the-year/ https://www.jessannkirby.com/my-only-goal-in-2022-and-my-plans-for-the-year/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:01:56 +0000 https://www.jessannkirby.com/?p=40838 I usually start a new year by mapping out my goals and intentions for the year. When I thought about doing that this year it made me cringe. Honestly, the absolute last thing I need right now is to write…]]> https://www.jessannkirby.com/my-only-goal-in-2022-and-my-plans-for-the-year/feed/ 24