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From when to start a family, to what stroller to buy, you are continually making decisions related to caring for your family. Of those many decisions, where to deliver your bundle of joy is near the top of the list. When you finally welcome your little one into the world, you want to be at…
By Dr. Laurie Steelsmith Author of Growing Younger Every Day: The Three Essentials Steps for Creating Youthful Hormone Balance At Any Age Fertility complications can be one of the most devastating issues a woman—and a couple—can face, leading to profound frustration, dips in self-confidence, and relationship troubles. But the good news is that infertility treatments continue to…
Writing poetry is like painting with words. You can have all the tools for painting- brush, paints, canvas- and never really create anything from the heart. You can write poetry as an assignment, but unless it comes from the inner self it is just words on paper. That isn’t to say that poems written within…
A postpartum doula’s work is similar to a birth doula except that they work with families after the baby is born rather than before. Postpartum doulas focus primarily on educating and supporting the parents in their new role, giving them what they need (mentally and physically) in order to better care for their baby. The…
The United States rates number 30 of 31 countries for maternal death rates according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This means that the US has a higher maternal death rate than 29 other industrialized countries, including Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Spain, and Italy. The US maternal death rate is around 8 per 100,000,…
Children learn through doing, and they learn through play. When we provide them with rich sensory experiences such as tasting, touching, and smelling, we are helping them to think creatively and constructively. When you can’t go outside to explore, or you want to provide an outlet for a curious child, sensory tubs are great for building…
By Sherry Torkos, holistic pharmacist Who has more bumps, scratches, bug bites and runny noses than kids? And yet it seems that many of the most common over-the-counter medications for those things have risky side effects for our little ones. As a pharmacist and a mom, holistic pharmacist, I am happy to share my picks…
It’s frustrating. You’ve met a good guy and the two of you seem to have quite a bit of chemistry. He’s showing up, planning dates, and putting in effort, and you start to imagine what it would be like to be in a relationship with this guy. But, after a few weeks or months, you…
Yesterday, I did something that I have been meaning to do for quite some time. I pulled the plug on my Facebook account. No, I didn’t delete my account. I logged out, uninstalled the Facebook app from my phone, and said goodbye to my Facebook friends for a week long sabbatical. Why a Week Off…
There is a lot of pressure in society to find the “right” person. But although chemistry may have brought you together, it’s your ability to navigate issues in life that will determine if your relationship will go the distance. Making a relationship work is a complicated task. Meshing two individuals and two lives together, to whatever…