6 Ways to Maintain Connection with Yourself in Early Motherhood
It is important to nourish a relationship with yourself, but not for the reasons we are typically told. You don’t need to take care of...
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Sep 2, 2021
- 5 min
6 Awesome Benefits of Wearing Your Baby
Back in 2004, when I was in grad school studying Applied Cultural Anthropology, one of my best friends in the program got pregnant. We...
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Alyssa Allegretti
- Jul 1, 2021
- 9 min
9 Things You NEED to Know About Postpartum
I didn’t realize how arduous and difficult it would be to traverse the miles-long overgrown valley on the other side (of birth).
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Jun 17, 2021
- 6 min
Celebrating and Empowering Fathers
Why not acknowledge, more often, what a challenge it is to be a man, let alone a father, in a system that does not support parents, and does
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Jan 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Power of Ritual and Belonging
This past weekend, I participated in a community blessing of a couple on the brink of giving birth to their first child. It was simple...
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Jan 9, 2021
- 4 min
Why Prepare for the 4th Trimester?
Sometimes the intense impulse to learn as much as possible in order to avoid a stressor can cause more stress than we seek to alleviate....
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Judie Brock
- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
A Midwife's View of Postpartum
Judie is a new friend of mine and has been a Certified Nurse Midwife for over 40 years. She was trained at Downstate Medical Center in...
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Jul 20, 2020
- 7 min
9 Ways to Deal with Postpartum Anxiety Amidst Global Anxiety
New mothers are particularly prone to feel heightened anxiety as they and their partners navigate baby care, identity transformation,
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Jun 12, 2020
- 6 min
Reading Motherwhlemed in the Time of Covid
For those of you who are seasoned mothers, this is a must read; for those of you who have recently become mothers, keep this book in mind.
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Molly Rouse
- Mar 29, 2020
- 4 min
Guest Post: Postpartum Fitness with Samantha Kellgren
While every woman’s pregnancy is different, and you should – as always – check with your doctor first – there are general guidelines and exe
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Molly Levin Rouse
- Feb 6, 2020
- 4 min
5 Surprising Things You Can Do While Pregnant to Rock Postpartum
There is a whole new life coming beyond your baby’s birth, and preparing for it is WELL worth your time and effort.
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