I felt stuck by chronic vulvodynia and it was affecting my connection with my partner. Shame and anxiety weighed me down. Her gentle, empathetic approach opened my eyes a bit. I was able to reframe my self-view and get some tools for healing and hope. Now, I've got optimism and strate...
Everything You Need to Know About Food Allergies in Babies by Mama Natural 21 Food Allergies in Babies: What Every Parent Needs To Know Here are the top eight food allergies in babies to watch out for, plus how to spot allergies in babies and how to prevent food allergies in the first ...
The “sanctimommy”, which is just a term for a mother who thinks she’s never made a mistake raising her kids and wants to throw her two cents in your business, tends to bubble to the surface of her “I’m better than you” swamp when she spots a helpless new mother feeding her ...
I am glad that when we saw an opening to go home to the west, we were brave and we jumped all together. I am glad we are home. I have spent the last several years in intense preparation for a life younger me never dreamed of. I always knew I wanted to have babies and make a ...
Among other things, I’ve been losing my parents. Two years ago in January, my dad died. This January, my mother reached a critical point when she could no longer refuse help. I flew to my old home, Las Vegas, for four weeks, and I moved her into an assisted living memory care. ...
some friends and media that replaced her lilies with dead weeds and popped a video in her VCR that literally poured filth out of the player as black and thick as oil. These people left black footprints and handprints on everything and even turned off her lamps. But first, she let them ...
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her ... Read More Septembe...
Both my babies but less so by the day. Thanks to that cat and all her meowing, they both lie peacefully in our room, asleep. Some may cringe, but truthfully the last month or so of sharing space has offered the deep comfort of knowing we’re all together, safe. My small children ...
and addressing health inequity, racism, sexism, and other biases in medicine, particularly in women’s and maternal health. She is the author of the textbook, Botanical Medicine for Women’s health, and her latest bookHormone Intelligence, an instant NYT Bestseller, explores the intersection of ...
have the best birth experience possible, no one can control or know exactly how birth will go. Women often suffer in silence, not noticing their new pains or limitations, as they are focused on their babies and families. If they do realize how they feel, they don’t know where to turn...