Kindred Media - Sharing the New Story of the Human Family

"Play and depression may be opposite sides of a coin," says Dr. Jaak Pansepp, Baily Endowed Chair of Animal Well-Being at Washington State University. He…

When my children are in good form they are dynamic and funny, adventurous and just really good company. Sometimes though, particularly at the end of the week…

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…