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Laurel Wilson, BSc, IBCLC, RLC, CCCE, CLE®, CLD, CPPFE, CPPI owns MotherJourney in Morrison, Colorado and is a member of the Kindred World board of directors, the parent nonprofit of Kindred Media. She has her degree in Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Consulting. With over twenty six years of experience working with women in the childbearing year and perinatal professionals, Laurel takes a creative approach to working with the pregnant family and perinatal professionals. She is co-author of best-selling books, The Greatest Pregnancy Ever: The Keys to the MotherBaby Bond and The Attachment Pregnancy: The Ultimate Guide to Bonding with Your Baby. She is also a contributing author to Round the Circle: Experienced Doulas Share What They Learned the Hard Way and original editor of the CAPPA Lactation Educator Manual. She currently travels the world presenting on such hot topics as Social Media and the Pregnant Family, Epigenetics and the Microbiome and First Foods, and Cannabis and Perinatal Health.

Laurel has received her training with Union Institute and University, Regis University, University of Arizona, Healthy Children, DONA, ALACE, CAPPA, Birthworks, Whole Birth Yoga and Prenatal Parenting, and Walden University. She has passed the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. She strives to provide the latest techniques, research and programs to her clients by attending yearly conferences and workshops in the birth and lactation field.

Laurel is a board certified as a lactation consultant, childbirth educator, labor doula, lactation educator™, Prenatal ParentingTM Instructor, and Pre and Postpartum fitness educator. She served as the CAPPA Executive Director of Lactation Programs for 16 years and is now on the Senior Advisory Board. She served on the board for the United State Breastfeeding Committee from 2016-2019 and currently serves on InJoy Health's Review Board.

Laurel is a lactation and perinatal health speaker, sharing her knowledge at professional conferences around the world on subjects ranging from hot topics in breastfeeding to epigenetics and the prenatal environment. She has trained hundreds of professionals in the 20 Hour Lactation Educator™ Course for CAPPA and lectured thousands of health professionals in maternal child health topics. Additionally, she taught perinatal classes to families in private and hospital settings and coordinated hospital education programs. Laurel has created teaching strategies that facilitate better understanding of the change processes during the childbearing year. Laurel has been joyfully married to her husband for 29 years and has two amazing sons, whose difficult births led her on a path towards helping emerging families create positive experiences. She believes that the journey towards and into parenthood is a life changing rite of passage that should be deeply honored and celebrated.

Breastfeeding

Milk: The Food That Evolved Humanity, A TEDx Talk

Laurel Wilson Feb 5, 2020 2
Does a baby's first food really matter? Human milk has an inescapable connection to human evolution - filled with genetic components, bioactive factors, stem…
Alternative Medicine

Cannabis, Pregnancy And Breastfeeding

Laurel Wilson May 26, 2017 0
What is the long medicinal history of cannabis in pregnancy and breastfeeding? What does the science say? Laurel Wilson, a 20 year veteran childbirth…
Books

The Attachment Pregnancy – An Excerpt From The New Book

Laurel Wilson Feb 11, 2014 0
Listen to an Audio Interview with Laurel Wilson and Tracy Wilson Peters Download and enjoy a discussion with the authors of The Attachment Pregnancy with Lisa…
Pregnancy & Birth

Too Stressed To Be Grateful? How Breathing Inspires Gratitude

Laurel Wilson Nov 2, 2012 0
November is the month when most of us begin to focus in on what we are grateful for. It is a month that marks the beginning of the holiday season for many,…
Chemical Free Living

Non-Toxic Mommas! Includes Recipes!

Laurel Wilson Oct 10, 2012 0
Pregnancy is a perfect time to begin to take a look at your cabinets and cupboards and take stock of the type of cleaning products you have. Many of the…
Breastfeeding

Mother, Interrupted

Laurel Wilson Sep 7, 2012 0
In response to the recent Pathways to Family Wellness article, “The Cover Shot Heard ‘Round the World: An Interview with Conscious Parenting Revolutionary,…
Conscious Parenting

Is Your Baby What You Eat?

Laurel Wilson Aug 24, 2012 0
You are what you eat. During pregnancy, so is your baby. Your body’s incredible ability to renew itself is nothing short of miraculous. You can be…
Babies

What Babies Learn During Pregnancy

Laurel Wilson Aug 7, 2012 0
You are your child’s first teacher. From the moment of conception, babies are enrolled in the university of life. Every experience a mother has during pregnancy…
Conscious Parenting

Letting Go – The Art of Mothering

Laurel Wilson Jun 7, 2012 0
A couple of weekends ago I went to a festival called Shakti Fest, which was to honor the divine mother in all of us. It was three days of yoga practices,…
Conscious Parenting

Conscious Pregnancy? There’s An APP for That!

Laurel Wilson Apr 26, 2012 0
Our Top Ten APPS for Supporting a Healthy, Mindful Pregnancy It can be difficult to know where to find resources to support you in having a conscious…
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  • About
    • Who Are We?
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    • Lisa Reagan, Kindred’s Editor
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    • Kindred World Initiatives
    • Kindred’s International Editorial Advisory Board
    • Contact Us
  • Articles
    • Conscious Parenting
      • ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences
      • Attachment Parenting
      • Black Mothers
      • Breastfeeding
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      • Midwifery
      • Parenting for Social Change
      • Pregnancy & Birth
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    • Culture
      • Adultism
      • American Democracy At The Crossroads
      • Authoritarianism
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      • Childism
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      • Dominator System
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      • Inspiration
      • Literacy
      • Partnerism
      • Racism
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    • Sustainability
      • Ecocentrism
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      • Food
      • Food Sovereignty
      • Indigenous Wisdom
      • Neurobiology and Wisdom
      • Social Justice
      • Sustainable Wisdom
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      • Addiction
      • Chemical Free Living
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      • Nature Connection
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