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Mothering, early years
The Bio-Cultural Conflict And The Rights Of Children
Robin Grille and Lisa Reagan at the Museum of Motherhood, NYC
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My Grandma Is Not A Hippie
Editor's Note: This essay was originally written in honor of my grandmother's 100th birthday in 2018. It was updated upon her passing in May 2022, with…
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…
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…
Regarding Your Goddess Myth: A Letter To TIME Magazine
Dear TIME magazine editors:
I don't know where to begin. Please, no more bashing of the "feminine", and nature (i.e. biology, including "natural" birth and…
Immaculate Deception: Suzanne Arms Reads The Introduction
Since 1973, Suzanne Arms has been an outspoken visionary, multi-book author, photojournalist, inspired teacher and public speaker: wise, passionate and…
Cannabis, Pregnancy And Breastfeeding
What is the long medicinal history of cannabis in pregnancy and breastfeeding? What does the science say? Laurel Wilson, a 20 year veteran childbirth…
May Is National Maternal Depression Awareness Month
Please find below Kindred's resources for Maternal Depression Awareness Month. The video above features Kathy Kendall-Tackett, PhD, discussing how…
You Are Not A Hypocrite (For Activists Moms And Dads!)
Many years ago when I was the editor and publisher of Kindred magazine (yes, this Kindred!), I became the butt of a certain joke with my children. Kindred…