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The Survivor’s Journey, Pregnancy and Birth, Part 3
In last week’s post, we considered possible challenges around fertility, conception, and the prospect of parenthood for those with a history of sexual abuse. For some, this is where you may encounter your first challenge of the journey. For others, conception comes easy and is…
Survivor’s Road to Parenthood: Fertility, Conception and Sexual Abuse Part 2
You very well may have “worked through” a substantial amount of your wounds from the sexual abuse of your past. Or, maybe it’s tucked so far away from your conscious awareness, you hardly think of it any more, even though you might have puzzling difficulties…
A Dirt Date with My Grandson
We sit in the dirt, playing with the leaves and the peppercorns from the pepper tree. We came out to swing, but today the beloved swing cannot compare to playing in the dirt. This summer my grandson went on his first camping trips. Apparently scooting…
Aligning Heart and Mind for Humankind’s Evolution
Innate’ is that which is natural and inherent. ‘Traditions’ are those teachings that are passed down from one generation to the next. Our innate physiological design offers us a map to health and wellness. We THRIVE when we follow that which has been laid out…
The Survivor’s Road to Parenthood, Part 1
The road to parenthood is a sacred life passage for all to go through it, filled with unforgettable joys, intense trials, and so many surprises! The need for support along the journey is often under-acknowledged in our culture, and therefore largely unmet. The messages expectant…
The Perfect Parent
I never anticipated being a parent. I was not one of those little girls who dreamed of getting married and raising a family some day. I was a child of the 60’s and 70’s, caught in that vortex between the Beaver Cleaver 1950’s and the…
Expectations
We all do it…all the time. We anticipate, we project, we imagine, we fantasize; we EXPECT specific results to everything that happens in life. This is a perfectly human thing to do, but we need to be aware that expectations more often than not lead…
Physiolgic Postpartum Care: Re-Membering Our Global Postpartum Tradition
The original postpartum traditions throughout the world while specific to the cultural context in which they come—all share deep, common roots. Postpartum traditions all mandate: heat-inducing therapies; an extended resting period; specific foods that are warming in nature and easy to digest; and bodywork. These…
Power of Love
Through my work at a prenatal wellness center, I am privileged to see couples going through the joys and fears of pregnancy and new parenthood. It is an honor to share in these precious moments. This morning I saw a young man holding his 8-day-old daughter. Her tiny…
LET IT GO | Be In Full Control of Your Thoughts and Beliefs
I was scared of birth. Actually, the words terrified, paralyzed, and petrified might be a better use of language. I wanted a lot of drugs – I love drugs, I love hospitals and all the drugs. BUT – a cruel joke from mother nature had…
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