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...

Back in 2004, when I was in grad school studying Applied Cultural Anthropology, one of my best friends in the program got pregnant. We...

I didn’t realize how arduous and difficult it would be to traverse the miles-long overgrown valley on the other side (of birth).

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

A recipe for nutritious postpartum coconut pancakes. They can be eaten one-handed, if you can't grab a moment to sit down....

“I thought I had set clear boundaries prior to my son’s birth, particularly around the initial moments right after he was delivered. That...

Sponge cake is such a delight and perfect for springtime when chickens start laying more eggs. The cake in the photo above was made with...

This past week, I read an article about postpartum depression in our local newspaper. At first I was pleased about the growing awareness...

Do you want to be deeply depleted or deeply nourished? There is a saying from the Ayurvedic tradition that the way you live your first 42...

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...

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....

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...