Sep 7, 2011

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Be. Here. Now.

Be. Here. Now.

Before I had kids, I was kind of an impatient person (cue hysterical laughter...

Sep 6, 2011

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What my husband will never understan...

What my husband will never understand

Before I had a kid, the things my husband didn’t understand were few and...

Sep 4, 2011

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When a doula has a baby: part 2

When a doula has a baby: part 2

In my last post, I wrote about what it was like to have a baby after attending...

Sep 3, 2011

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Unintentional wounds

Unintentional wounds

I am not the first and only person to say this…we don’t need any...

Aug 30, 2011

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Motherhood after infertility

Motherhood after infertility

I was washing my hands in the bathroom at work, six months pregnant with my...

Aug 29, 2011

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When a doula has a baby

When a doula has a baby

I’m a doula. I attended hundreds of women in labor before i got pregnant...

Aug 27, 2011

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Make your own meaning

Make your own meaning

Many years ago I attended a personal growth and leadership development...

Aug 24, 2011

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The Second Birth

The Second Birth

After you give birth to your first child and you come home and start figuring...

Aug 23, 2011

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Can I nurse here??

Can I nurse here??

The other day, I was visiting a friend who had just had a baby at Swedish. As...

Aug 20, 2011

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I have a baby…now what?

I have a baby…now what?

As young girls, what do we always dream about? 1.) our wedding 2.) having a...

Aug 15, 2011

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Getting Back to Good

Getting Back to Good

  One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately is...

Aug 14, 2011

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Summer baby, summer morning

Summer baby, summer morning

We are out at the lake with my parents for one blissful week. In the mornings,...