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Shake that Bear Cub
There is such a focus these days on gentle and aware parenting that there seems to be no room for practical parenting. As mothers we’re supposed to be gentle, kind, never raise our voices, alway… more →
Florida Psychotherapy
Shake that Bear Cub
wrote 2 months ago: There is such a focus these days on gentle and aware parenting that there seems to be no room for pr … more →
Two months down, two to go.
wrote 3 months ago: It’s October 1, folks, which means I am officially into my third month of maternity leave (it … more →
MOTHERS Act
wrote 5 months ago: There has been a lot of media attention about the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act. John Grohol at … more →
Anxiety and Yoga
wrote 5 months ago: The journal “Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice” published a study on yoga and … more →
Healthy Mother and Johnson & Johnson (India) Monthly Workshop Series
wrote 6 months ago: In the past month we kicked off a monthly meeting / workshop titled “Transition to New Motherh … more →
Harvesting the Heart
wrote 7 months ago: I’m reading Jodi Picoult’s novel “Harvesting the Heart.” I’ve been a f … more →
Rely on the collective wisdom of your elders.
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wrote 8 months ago: If you have a question about how to do something, do you research it on the web? Read a book about i … more →
Worried that Motherhood Will Change You Forever?
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wrote 8 months ago: We all know the butterfly as a metaphor for transformation. It’s so overused that it’s a … more →
Transitions
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wrote 11 months ago: “I discovered that although I was ready and eager to become a mother, I was feeling sad about … more →
Birth Disappointments
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wrote 1 year ago: One of my students just gave birth. She planned a natural birth, as most of them do, but it ended in … more →
PTSD after childbirth
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wrote 1 year ago: Women can experience Post-traumatic Stress Disorder after childbirth. Most women go into their birth … more →
What does "Perinatal" mean?
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wrote 1 year ago: I attended Postpartum Support International’s (PSI) seminar this last weekend in Tampa and was … more →
Time to yourself
wrote 1 year ago: A friend wrote me recently that she had some issues after birthing her babies and really needed the … more →
Get out to the Park
wrote 1 year ago: So when do you start going to the park with your baby? As soon as you can convince a friend to meet … more →
Still Just Two (and a Half)
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wrote 1 year ago: After reading “And Baby Makes Three” over at bessie.viola, I had a flood of emotions reg … more →
Shower time
wrote 1 year ago: One of the best ways to help the baby blues is to actually leave your house after the baby is born. … more →
How to find a therapist . . . for postpartum women
wrote 1 year ago: There are only about a million articles written about how to find a therapist. What to look for -exp … more →
New Motherhood
wrote 1 year ago: Once out of the recovery room your baby is brought to you either to feed or just because. As you mee … more →
Yiiiiikes!
wrote 1 year ago: Today is the first proper day that Rod left me alone with our beautiful little boy. He’s a pie … more →
