A Grandfather’s Wish
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We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d like better.…
The Birth of Rhett James: A Rural Hospital Birth
I fell pregnant easily with Rhett. It was about a month after my husband and I were married and we were determined to fall pregnant quickly. I…
Kaede’s Joyous Homebirth: A Rural Homebirth Journey
Our homebirth with Kaede` was difficult to plan. Firstly, I had to find a willing midwife to travel to Theodore. This took me months of…
The Birth of Kathrynn
I decided that I needed to get just a bit more sleep that morning when the alarm went off. I turned it off, rolled over, and slept. After all, it was…
Shining Son and Running Water
A long time ago, but not that long ago, in a far away land at the Northern tip of the world - where it gets very, very cold, there lived a group of…
The 21st Century Tribe as a Family Support Network
In order to understand the relevance of the Tribe in the 21st Century it first has to be put into a personal context. Throughout history, people have…
Why Aren’t Most Men, Men?
Throughout most of history being a man appears to have been reasonably straightforward. As you grew up you were surrounded by men doing their…
Eating By Colour: a New Approach to Food
As a psychologist working with children and adults with eating problems I hear two frequently asked questions: “what am I supposed to…
Being Seduced to Induce: What Women Should Know About Their OBs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12BG_bWVW4c
Marsden Wagner, MD, talking in the documentary, The Business of Being Born
Women will only agree…
Is It Good For The Kids?
The real bottom line on the balance sheet. How much is a child worth? How much is our time with them worth? How much is a family worth? In our modern culture,…