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The thread that runs from my last entry is this: my intuition to delay our conception attempts. And of this, I will write today. As much as I had intended to…

The Future of Homebirth continued So, the plot thickens or thins, depending on your perspective! Its easy to imagine a conspiracy theory here, or…

OPEN AIR CREMATION: EXTRAORDINARY PASSING, NEW BEGINNING by John Davidson It is before sunrise in the San Luis Valley of south central Colorado. The sky is…

As my sagacious adolescents will parrot to me, the teen years constitute the span of life typically devoted to differentiation, to identity building and to the…

Ahhh, there is so much to be told. My name is Aila. I am a mama, the most spiritually and emotionally growing role I have ever taken on. Someone once said to…

I have never been particularly comfortable with the idea of pre-menstrual syndrome. I believe this stems from a message that was repeated to me at a vulnerable…

I am preparing for the birth of our third baby ... soon. Thoughts about preparing for this birth are never far from my mind at the moment. Reflections on my…

Birth is a challenge to the senses of any woman but imagine what pregnancy, birth and parenting would be like for a woman who has sensory processing…

Missy Younger contends that it’s weird, if nothing more, that some folks can “read” other people through wordless messages. She wants no part of my belief that…

Many moms experience spans when they feel as though they are being physically or emotionally worn away. Perhaps their resources ebb because moms both…