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Conscious Parenting
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…
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…
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,…
Redefining Authority
The other day I was speaking to a friend of mine while we were picking up our children from school. We were chatting while the children played together.…
A Society At Odds With Family
One thing this job has forced me to do is read, inquire and ultimately open my eyes. Each day I am reading articles and excerpts about the state of our social…