“Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box. They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe” John Lennon This is the second to last post in the series on nourishing the postpartum brain, adapted from Dan Siegel’s Healthy Mind Platter. This week I invite you to give your brain some downtime Read More
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The Silence Beneath…Time In
“Draw alongside the silence of stone until it’s calmness can claim you.” –-John O’Donohue ( lines from “Blessings for the Exhausted”) “Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another world waits.” — John O’Donohue (lines from “Anam Cara: A book of Celtic Wisdom”) Every parent knows the thousand sounds a Read More
Meanwhile, I Keep Dancing…
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”–Daniel Hillel A new mamma said recently, “I went into pregnancy with one body and came out with someone else’s, I think they did a switch at the hospital.” Does this sound familiar? Are you having trouble feeling at ease in your body Read More
Sex or a Nap? Connecting Time
“Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world’s worst roommate.” Anne Lamott I had a friend who once said, “I have a baby on my boob, a partner who wants sex, and all I really want is to be left alone.” Dr. Sara Gottfried asked a large group of women if they would choose Read More