This is a really nourishing treat post-partum. Sweet taste is grounding and nourishing. Dates are particularly nutritive to the female...

When we give birth, the elements of Space and Air are elevated by the fast shift from being pregnant to mama and baby's bodies parting.

While living in Spain this year, I haven’t gotten to hang out with many newborn babies and their moms. I miss them - really, deeply, and...

Over my decade of supporting new babies and their families, I have heard so many new mothers say, “I wish someone had told me…. …what...

Last year at this time, I listened to a wonderful talk by Jackie Dobrinska at Jubilee! Community Church in Asheville. Her message was one...

As we near the end of January and the excitement of the holidays settles, I am enjoying this New Year's wish that a friend here in Spain...

Most of the words we use to talk about becoming a mother evoke the season of Spring: blossoming, birthing, blooming, joy, wonder,...

It is October in Northern Spain. The nights are rapidly becoming longer, cutting into the evenings, and threatening to continue until 9am...

I have just finished participating in the Sacred Postpartum Summit, an online series of talks put together by Layla B, a Moroccan...

As I work with families and their new babies, two things often strike me: New parents don’t know how to ask for help, and Friends, family...

I often encounter first-time mothers struggling to shift from the life they have known up until birth to their new realities of life with...

After all the contortions and effort the body goes through in pregnancy and birth, new mama digestion is weak. As summer begins (this one...

Pot Pie is a wonderful southern comfort food. It is warm and creamy, salty with a slight sweetness in the crust, and satisfyingly filling....

This dish is a wonderful food for mamas anytime! It is grounding, warm, nourishing, easy to digest, and fills the house with a wonderful...

I recently saw the movie “Tully” and I can’t stop thinking about it. After mulling it over, I am left unsure if Tully actually existed or...

This recipe evolved from my first experience of postpartum. It has served me well in nurturing all the mamas I have worked with since....

Your baby is inching closer to 6 months old and you are wondering how this introduction of food thing is supposed to go. Mainstream...

Working with new parents, I often see how having a baby challenges their abilities to meet their own needs. Our culture conditions us to...

We are a society that turns to experts to tell us how to do everything from making scones to finding our true calling. When it comes to...

These cookies are big on nutrition, small on sugar, and oh-so-soul-satisfying. Partners and big kids love them too!