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Overcoming Birth Anxiety: Tips for a Calm & Confident Childbirth
Anxiety around birth is deeply common—so common that it’s almost expected. When I was pregnant, I felt it, too. The overwhelming flood of information, the mainstream media’s dramatic portrayals of labor, and the cultural emphasis on worst-case scenarios all fed into my fear. What I didn’t see enough of, however, was the other side of…
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Deciding to Grow Your Family: Mindful Tips and Guided Imagery for Clarity
In today’s world, deciding whether to have children—or whether to add to your family—is a deeply personal and complex decision. For many, this choice is entwined with societal pressures, fears about the future, and the realities of modern life. As a therapist who works with moms, I often see how these external factors cloud what…
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Mental Load & Division of Labor Checklist
Want to create more balance, efficiency, and joy in your family? If you’ve been feeling bogged down by the mental load and division of labor, look no further. Inside, find a customizable (free) checklist and practical tips for making this dream a reality.
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Seeking Security in Nature? Bring M.A.C.E.
Seeking Security in Nature? Bring M.A.C.E. Find out how this acronym will flip the script on group nature therapy…🌿
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The Mom Guilt Puzzle: Navigating Emotional Systems
Mom guilt is a hot topic that stretches across the lifespan, it seems. From pre-pregnancy, to pregnancy, to toddlerhood, early childhood, and adolescence, all the way up through young, middle, and older adulthood. You can probably think of ample times you’ve either experienced it, witnessed it, or even participated in dishing it out–probably not intentionally.…
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Renew in Nature: Pausing to Reflect and Redirect Energies in Daily Life
While well known as a time for practicing gratitude, November is also a time of natural slowing which contributes to reflectiveness for many of us. Following nature’s rhythms, this offers an opportunity to intentionally pause, reflect, and redirect our energies in daily life. One key to unlocking the power of reflection is allowing the space…
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Embracing Your Inner Feline: Overcoming Childbirth Anxiety with Nature’s Wisdom
“We are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth.” A poignant and wise quote by pioneer in natural childbirth, Ina May Gaskin. I have to wonder if the fact that other mammals aren’t consuming pop culture references to labor pain, social media clickbait, or others’ challenging birth stories, could play…
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Flourish in Motherhood: Harnessing Self-compassion through Nature
Connecting with Mother Nature On a cloudy and breezy fall morning, I recently had the privilege of facilitating a workshop on self-compassion in motherhood. Located at a flourishing community garden, the grass still wet from the prior night’s rain, Mother Nature offered an expansive space for participants to be fully present and learn about self-compassion…
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