Conscious Parenting

We foster human potential & optimal relationships from the beginning of life. Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology (PPN)* Understanding our earliest…

Genital Integrity Awareness Week is March 28 to April 3, 2019. You can find events/marches in Washington, DC, here. Follow the week's events on Facebook here.…

Several years ago, when EQUUS was in its nascent stages, I was sharing with a friend my ideas about growing my herd from one horse to possibly three or more,…

Children grow through play at every age. Children’s play is an essential ingredient for growing abilities of all kinds—cognitive, social, emotional,…

PART TWO OF A FOUR PART SERIES: What can we learn from Indigenous elders? Every time we drive across the Midwest, I am struck by how many adolescents and so…

A new report shows widespread discrimination. A recent report summarizes the many kinds of discrimination breastfeeding mothers face at work in the United…

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation,…

The science is clear on the negative effects of corporal punishment. Good news for children’s wellbeing! The American Psychological Association came out with a…

What can Western psychotherapy learn from aboriginal practices? Rupert Ross, retired Canadian Crown attorney who worked with hundreds of first-nation…

Watch the Birth in Pieces Trailer: https://youtu.be/KKa4Oyer_ZQ About the Film El Jardín began this project in 2015. A labor of love,…