A lot of people have asked me how I get any work done. It’s true, I did publish 5 eBooks before my son turned 3, as well as Remineralize Your Body Now! when he was only 2, and I launched The Nourished Village only a few weeks from my due date with baby Nicholas, while parenting Franklin […]
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5 Reasons Why the Continuum Concept is Misunderstood
Before Dr Sears and Attachment Parenting, there was The Continuum Concept. In the 70s, Jean Liedloff stayed with an Amazonian tribe for reasons completely unrelated to parenting. This fateful trip changed her life… And the life of many women around the globe who believed in a gentler way to parent. What did Jean Liedloff discover? She […]
[Book Review] Soul to Soul Parenting – A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family
I love my job. Have I mentioned that before? I totally do. I get to meet the most amazing people ever, and spend my working time doing what I enjoy the most — trying to become a better, healthier person. When Annie Burnside sent me her book, Soul to Soul Parenting: A Guide to Raising […]
The Natural Birth Story of Nicholas John – A Healing Experience After a First Traumatic Labor
Almost 4 years ago, I gave birth to my first son, Franklin. I had read all the Ina May Gaskin books, had read other books like Orgasmic Birth, ate really well, did yoga almost daily, walked daily, and was in great shape. I imagined labor to be an experience that can be either enjoyable or painful, […]
Putting the Joy Back Into Parenting – Exhaustion & Depletion Aren’t Par for the Mothering Course
Remember when you used to play solitaire? Would you see a bad line up of cards, and play anyway? If you are like me, you probably reshuffled the cards, gave yourself a new deal, and only played if it was good enough this time around. Joy is similar. If you are OK with a difficult […]
High Needs Babies – My Experience Raising a High Needs Toddler (10-18 months)
This is the last High Needs Baby Grows Up post in the series. At the time of this writing, Franklin is a strong, almost-4-year-old boy. At 18 months, he definitely was not a baby anymore. He’s was a 30+ lbs toddler who climbed rock walls, went down slides (“weeee!), ran after the cat (“caaaaaat!”), pointed to his ear saying “This is […]
High Needs Children – Challenges and Growth Opportunities of Raising a High Needs Child
This blog post is dedicated to all the mothers of high needs children, a label which will be discussed below. This topic also relates to healthy diets, in that moms may get an added incentive to eating well just so they can keep up with their little bundles of energy! Please note that I am not criticizing […]
Are We Raising Spoiled Children Through Attachment Parenting?
I am often asked to blog more about my parenting style, and so today, I would like to discuss something dear to my heart: raising children on love, love, and more love. I am often told that I am raising a spoiled child (not always in such a direct way of course), that Franklin will […]
Using Cultured and Fermented Foods to Restore Gut Flora, Increase Nutrient Absorption, and Strengthen the Immune System
Why are fermented foods important; and why are they a staple in many cultures known for their longevity? Here is the basic premise: Years of poor eating habits coupled with antibiotics and other gut-unfriendly habits will take their toll on our digestive flora, and eating fermented foods can restore our gut balance because they are […]
The 5 Foods That Helped Me Survive Babyhood (and Toddlerhood)
I used to be the perfect mom… Before I actually had children. I thought I would spend all my free time with my kids, and I would cook and clean while they napped or blissfully played on their own. Fast forward a few years… As a pregnant woman, everything was perfect. I earned my Masters […]