This year, now that Sophia is two, Easter has taken on new levels of fun and joy. I've always recognized this time of year as a celebration of the return of the fertility of the earth. I've also ...
Conscious Parenting
How Are the Children?
I walked down the hall and into the bathroom stall. There on the door in front of me was a quote. It described that in many Native American traditions, when the men returned from hunting, ...
The Surprisingly Sensual Side of Motherhood
My midwife asked me to get back on the bed. I was currently squatting on a stool. I looked at her and stayed still. Move? What? Right then, he grabbed me from behind, and flung us both back ...
The Results of Priming the Heart Chakra
They say that parenting is a mirror, and will bring up all our unresolved issues. I read that before I was a mama, and I totally got it. Intellectually. Abstractly. They say there is no bond ...
French Sexuality, Pleasure, and Parenting
My fascination with France must have started in college. I was taking a class called, Sexism, Classism and Racism in the Media. I learned that in America, you could not show a woman's face during ...
Reflection on the Book Bringing Up Bebe, and Why it Might Be Bad for Breastfeeding Mamas and Your Auric Bubble
I'm reading the book, Bringing Up Bebe. I like it. It's about an American woman who moves to France to live with her British husband and has a baby over there. She's sharing about French ...
