Health & Well-being
Beyond Babywearing …Or Really, Before by Rachel Ullman
As a babywearing educator, I often present my typical “Babywearing 101” schpiel to groups of parents. I go over all of the reasons to consider using a baby carrier (especially,…
Read MoreMarch: Self-Care
Another gem to keep in your treasure box by our dear friend and author, Jessica Malone Latham. This Month’s Journal/Conversation Prompts: What is coming to light in your parenting that…
Read MoreSelf-Care for Parents for the Holidays
Self-Care for Parents Practice a pause throughout your day. Create space for quiet and stillness. Model the importance of slowing down during our shortest days and longest nights. Light…
Read MoreSelf-Care Invitations for November
Self-Care Invitations for November make or buy a few new candles for the table and light them at breakfast time if hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, make it a potluck…
Read MoreCongee – An Energy Tonic Stew
This is my favorite postpartum dish! I bring it to families for every Meal Train. Congee is an Asian-style rice porridge or stew that is a nutritious and comforting dish.…
Read MoreMama, Take a Bath! Essential Oil and Epsom Salt Soak
A few months after the birth of my first daughter a new friend, also with an infant, told me how taking an epsom salt bath everyday was the only way…
Read MoreSeaweed and Sitting Moons: Nurturing the Fourth Trimester
The first four months after childbirth can be considered the 4th trimester. This time has a far-reaching impact on the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of both parents and their…
Read MoreTrusting the Moon Cycle by Barbara Hanneloré
This month I find myself in the midst of huge transitions, as I am rather unexpectedly moving to a new home and needing a new car, all while creating a new website and…
Read MorePostpartum Depression: What You Need to Know
The birth of a baby brings about a range of emotions-joy, relief, elation, and feelings of being overwhelmed, tired, and sometimes, depression. The hormonal fluctuations and changes after a woman…
Read MoreSelf-Care for New Moms by Claire Nicogossian, Psy.D
The birth of a baby is life-changing. It’s amazing how a little human being will need and demand so much attention in the first year of life. Motherhood is an…
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