Great News —Breathing Space For New Mothers has been chosen by North Atlantic Books as an important community resource during the Covid 19 crisis. You can get a free ebook here for a limited time. I hope you can find some Breathing Space during this challenging time. I’m here to help, just email me. Sending Compassion Read More
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Quarantined
La quarentena , the time a new mother stays confined after childbirth literally means “40 days” and is the origin of the english word “quarantine”. Many of us endured a time of isolation after we gave birth. We know how hard it was, even when the world was safely humming along outside our doors, Read More
Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help?
Have you ever had this experience? A very kind person that you trust, offers to take your baby for an hour. An hour, completely to yourself to do whatever you want. And you’re paralyzed with indecision. You sit looking blankly out the window. For the past few weeks while feeding your baby, every day, you’ve Read More
Expecting is Vulnerable….
Do you Remember… what it felt like to be in the last trimester of your pregnancy? Excited, anxious, hopeful, awkward and vulnerable? REALLY VULNERABLE. To care deeply is to be vulnerable. To give birth is an act of courage as you move forward into the unknown. In 3 short months, our book, Breathing Space For Read More
CHASING SLEEP
Overheard the other day–two new mothers talking over double lattes. Very tired Mom says,“I fantasize about sleep the way I used to fantasize about sex.” More tired Mom replied, “I plan my whole life just hoping I will get some sleep.” And very tired mom mused in bewilderment, “Finally, my baby falls asleep and I Read More
Why Do I Always Feel Like A Bad Mother?
So many mothers sheepishly tell me they feel like bad mommas. The secret mantras that hum in the background of many a mother’s mind is; “I suck at this”, “Everyone is better at this than I am”, “Why can’t I ____ as well as _________(fill in the blank)?” Humming in the morning, when you realize Read More
New YOP Workshops Starting OCT.6, 2015 at Mama’hood Boulder
COME JOIN US IN OCTOBER AND LET SOMEONE WHO WOULD BENEFIT KNOW. SO EXCITED TO BE TEACHING IN THE BRAND NEW MAMA’HOOD BOULDER SPACE.
COMING SOON: MOTHER’S LIBERATION DAY …
It happens every year. Summer slows down, and then slips away. The end of summer can be the sweetest part of summer. The rushing around, the trying-to-fit-it-all in of early summer is done. Now it’s time to slow down and savor. Savor the ripe vegetables and fruits, the still warm lazy afternoons reading Read More
What if, Right Now, You Thought You Were A Good Enough Mother?
I don’t know about you, but I woke up this morning feeling as if the start-gate to the race had opened, all the other competitors were off down the racetrack, and somehow I had missed it. I felt so much pressure to catch up. But, to what? What was I believing I needed to accomplish Read More
MINDFUL MOMMA, NOT SO MUCH TODAY.
We’ve all had that kind of day. We forgot to be mindful. We forgot to be compassionate, and maybe we forgot to be kind, especially to ourselves. Stacey, a mom I work with, told me about having a day of mindfulness lost not long ago. She went to the grocery store at the end of Read More