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Understanding Epigenetics and What Makes You You
How did you become the way you are?
It’s Not Fine. Circumcision Fundamentally Changes You Forever
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.…
Beware The Reality Checks
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,…
How to Play with Your Baby
Children grow through play at every age.
Children’s play is an essential ingredient for growing abilities of all kinds—cognitive, social, emotional,…
Wise Elders In The Circle Of Life
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…
Breastfeeding Moms Face Illegal Discrimination at Work
A new report shows widespread discrimination.
A recent report summarizes the many kinds of discrimination breastfeeding mothers face at work in the United…
Dear Parents: “No Spanking” Says APA
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…
10 Indigenous Holistic Healing Practices
What can Western psychotherapy learn from aboriginal practices?
Rupert Ross, retired Canadian Crown attorney who worked with hundreds of first-nation…
Meadow Stewardship Supports a Rare Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Virginia Master Naturalist's state newsletter and website. Lisa Reagan was a trained, certified…
Plastics and the Health of Children and Mothers
Plastics enter the human body through skin, ingestion, and breathing dust.
Kyra Sarazen* is co-author
We live lives of convenience. We can buy and throw…