Make America’s Children Healthy (Again): Part One
It is habitual for world leaders to point the finger at the disadvantages children face in less economically-advanced nations. It is a way to mobilize attention…
MilkDrunk, A Play: The “Vagina Monologues” For Breastfeeding…
"MilkDrunk is to breastfeeding what The Vagina Monologues is to women's sexuality: a curtain-ripping revelation on a world hidden in plain sight. MilkDrunk's…
Baby in the Senate! Is That Good?
U.S. Senate rules were changed so that Baby Maile can enter the chamber.
Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois took her 10-day-old baby, Maile, into the…
Midwife Jennie Joseph: Undermining A Deadly Maternal Health System
Deeply horrified by the American medical model's treatment of pregnant women and babies when she arrived in the United States in the 80s, British-trained…
How Climate Change Will Shift Our Consciousness: An Interview With…
How will climate change impact our human consciousness? How are consciousness-raising movements like #MeToo bringing to light enculturated trauma that will…
March for Moms, #MeToo, Birth Trauma, And Ending Medical Model Patriarchy
Dawn Thompson of Improving Birth and Lisa Reagan, Kindred's editor, connect the dots between America's failed maternal health, the patriarchal medical…
The ‘On-Demand’ Life and the Basic Needs of Babies
A nurturing and responsive environment is a buffer against toxic stress.
Negative Childhood Experiences Can Lead People To Believe In Conspiracy…
Belief in conspiracy theories stems – in part – from negative early childhood experiences with caregivers, new research has shown.
In two studies,…
Should Black Women Lean In? Or Lean Out? Muffy Mendoza’s TED Talk
Should Black Women Lean In? Or Lean Out?
https://youtu.be/TXcEYHTdhl4
At heart, she is an advocate for Black mothers who believes Black parents can be…
How to Get on the Path to Self Actualization
Maslow had advice for those who wanted to become self-actualizers. Self-actualization refers to optimizing one's potential. How does that happen? In…