Parenting
A Doula’s Spooky Halloween Dream
Mummies and 🦇Batties soon to-be, Wishing you the happiest of Halloweens 🎃 Little pumpkin growing in the patch Mysterious monster wants to latch Don’t be spooked 😱 by all that’s a brew Your doula is here, she knows what to do A pinch of support, a scoop of education Stirred all together, no…
Read MoreDo You Need A Doula For The Second Baby?
We’ve heard all the ways and seen all the memes describing how the second kid gets screwed. The first kid got a scrapbook with all the trimmings. While the second’s images have never been removed from the cloud (if the photos were ever taken in the first place!) He or she had a perfectly decorated…
Read MorePlanning The Fourth Trimester – Your Babymoon
Many of my clients are preparing for the births of their new babies. Parents spend months and months anticipating and planning for childbirth, and while doing so is important, it’s easy to forget to prepare for your “babymoon” – the time when baby actually gets here. Postpartum – or as I like to call it “The…
Read More15 Steps To Becoming The Perfect Mom
Whether you have been a mom for one day or forty years I would bet my first born you can relate to the pressure of wanting to be the perfect mom. If you have spent any portion of your parenting career feeling mommy guilt then this post is for you. My daughter is grown and…
Read MoreAre You Surviving Or Thriving?
Are you surviving or thriving? Once we become an “adult” it’s far too easy to get stuck in the mundane routines of life. You may wonder if you are just surviving, or are you thriving. Whether good or bad, the humdrum of waking up, going to work, running errands, making meals, and Netflix before…
Read MoreI Shall Be Called Grammy
Over the last couple years my life has changed drastically. My daughter, who I call “The Child,” left the nest. I got married. I became an aunt—twice. I had a major unplanned surgery which was hard emotionally and physically. Bought a house. Sold a house. Changed jobs. Had other health issues. Started a business. And most…
Read MoreNo Joy? Feel, Deal and Heal
Upon first glance this photo made me laugh in hysterics. I mean, all parents probably feel the frustration of trying to get active kids to pose for the yearly family photo without the necessary cooperation needed to look like the perfect happy unit. As my laughter subsided, I looked at this photo a little closer and…
Read MoreWhen My Daughter Becomes A Mother
Dear Child, 21 years ago today my life was forever changed when I became a mother of a baby daughter. As a child myself, I had no idea the depths of the commitment I was making to raise a daughter by myself. Nor did I know it was possible to love someone so deeply. Over…
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