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Meet this Fayetteville teacher and mother of two

Fayetteville teacher Nyoshi Bizzell discusses her journey of balancing a successful business, being a teacher and raising a family.

Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer

Meet this Fayetteville teacher and mother of two

Spring Lake opens first-of-its-kind stress recovery center

Taneshia Kerr opened the Enclave Stress Recovery Center with the goal of creating a space to teach people how to recover from stress.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Spring Lake opens first-of-its-kind stress recovery center

I almost died at 16: Here's what I learned

On Aug. 13, 2001, WRAL contributor Crissy Fishbane was in a car accident.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

I almost died at 16: Here's what I learned

Amanda Lamb: The Couch Diaries

The first picture to our family text thread showed my daughter's new pullout couch wrapped in heavy plastic and leaning against a wall in the hallway of my her apartment building.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

A nostalgic summer bucket list

WRAL contributor Crissy Fishbane is embracing the simple things this summer with her family.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

Amanda Lamb: On her own

Over the holidays, we got a real opportunity to see what it's like when you adjust to empty nesting only to have the little birds come home again for a MONTH.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

The joys, struggles and myths of being a 'one-and-done' parent

If you look closely, you will notice a slow shifting of the ideal family structure. Census data shows one-child families are the fastest growing family unit in the United States. The percentage of one-child families in other countries is even higher.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

The joys, struggles and myths of being a 'one-and-done' parent

Amanda Lamb: Sisters

The longest relationship you will have in your life is with your siblings. As parents, it is up to us to help nurture and cultivate the relationships between our children as they grow into adulthood. This is important because we want them to take care of each other when we are gone.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

My (not always successful) attempts at gentle parenting

WRAL contributor Crissy Fishbane explores gentle parenting and its benefits and drawbacks.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

My (not always successful) attempts at gentle parenting

Amanda Lamb: Crisis averted

When the little birds leave the nest, there's no doubt that the stress level goes way down without the daily responsibilities of hands-on caretaking. But don't be deceived, your on-call status is forever, and it includes everything from the big stuff to the mundane.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Amanda Lamb: How long is your tether?

When is it okay to continue doing things for your adult children, and when is it time to cut the cord?

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

How to reignite the spark in your relationship

WRAL contributor Crissy Fishbane sat down with a licensed marriage and family therapist to ask how a long-term committed couple can reignite the spark in their relationship.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

How to reignite the spark in your relationship

Local family's 'Happy the Birthday Bird' takes flight

A boy's excitement over his eighth birthday sparked a local family to come up with a new birthday tradition for their own family and others, they hope, around the country and the world.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Local family's 'Happy the Birthday Bird' takes flight

Why you should rethink your diet in the new year

WRAL contributor Crissy Fishbane shares why she won't be going on a diet this year.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

Why you should rethink your diet in the new year

Amanda Lamb: When the empty nest is full

Over the holidays, we got a real opportunity to see what it's like when you adjust to empty nesting only to have the little birds come home again for a MONTH.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Amanda Lamb: When the empty nest is full

Expectations of motherhood are harming a generation of mothers: Here's what you can do about it

They say it "takes a village" to raise a child, and yet many parents today are forced to navigate child rearing without much help at all.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

Expectations of motherhood are harming a generation of mothers: Here's what you can do about it

Making people smile: Happy Tines serves up joy through art, cards, calligraphy

Caitlin Baumberger has raised a few things up in the last few years--two young boys and a business. Baumberger, who lives in Apex with her husband and two young sons, launched Happy Tines in 2017, offering illustrated greeting cards, art and calligraphy. "Inspired by happy color palettes and things that make me smile, my work is filled with color, hand-lettering details and whimsical hand-drawn illustrations," she tells me.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor