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Early Years of Childhood and Development: What Should a Parent Expect?
Every child is different. However, it is common for a parent to worry about developmental milestones or to wonder if their child is developing at an appropriate or typical rate. So, what are the standard developmental milestones that should take place?
Coparenting With A Narcissist
What can you do if you think that you might be co-parenting with a narcissist? This is no easy position to be in, but there are things you can do. Let's talk about the meaning of the term "narcissist" and how you can co-parent most effectively if you're someone who is in this situation.
List of Resources for Abortion Options in Non-Friendly States
Need an abortion? Need help funding an abortion? Not sure what to do with frozen embryos in a post-roe world? Check out these resources
The Importance Of Communicating With Your Partner When Raising Children
You know that communication matters, but what does that mean for you and your partner as parents? Whether you have one child or multiple children, and regardless of their age, you must speak with your partner openly. Today, we'll talk about the reasons why and how to achieve it - as well as what to do if communication feels out of reach.
Black Maternal Health Week
Founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc., Black Maternal Health Week is a week of awareness, activism, and community- building aimed at amplifying the voices of Black Mamas, bringing visibility to Black-led maternal health initiatives, and centering the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements.
What is a Birth Doula and Why do I Want One?
March 22 kicks off World Doula Week 2022. World Doula Week Celebrates doulas across the globe and how they make a difference for families. So what’s a birth doula and why do you need one? As a birth doula, I am basically the birthing person’s big sister.
All About Pranayama and Pregnancy
I can remember being in the hospital delivering my son after having been in labor for four days. I was in great pain, but the nurses kept complimenting me on my ability to breathe through it. Did I take a birthing class? No (but in retrospect I wish I had). I practiced yoga- pranayama more specifically.
Honoring Yoga’s Roots
Yoga is a mental and spiritual practice which uses asanas, pranayama, and meditation to help one master the body and mind to ultimately create unity between the Self (Atman) and Universal Consciousness (Brahman). It originated in Northern India at some point between 5 and 10,000 years ago by the The Indus-Sarasvati civilization.
My Yoga Journey
This was the first moment I realized yoga was more than just a series of exercises. That was the moment my journey with yoga truly began. I had a major spiritual awakening and began restructuring my life.