Beautiful Ruby Jo I receive many sweet cards and thank yous after births. I treasure them all. Here is one from a mother who came to me ...

My classes weave heart learning, intellectual learning and physical practices together in a careful balance of caring, fun, cr...

These posts originally appeared as my Food for Thought series on Facebook . I wanted to provoke the women of San Luis Obispo county into thi...

If I had my child to raise over again, I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less. I'd do less correcting, and mo...

This is an essay I wrote in answer to a question as part of my La Leche League leadership application process. It is an example of how I p...

Statistics are an interesting animal. You can shape them or skew them various ways. They are used by many people to prove points or to motiv...

The typical first time mother forgets that birth is about so much more than just her labor and birth experience. It is about her baby's ...

Approximately 10% of women will truly need to give birth to their babies via surgery. For most of the women in this country this is far fro...

You are invited to join my "Whole"istic Mama and Papas parenting support and social group!  For the last twenty years I have b...

Supporting women in labor I have come to believe this with all my heart. Even when birth takes a dramatically different path than the o...

Occasionally I ask a guest to write a piece for my blog. For Attachment Parenting month I posted a simple question in my Holistic Mamas and ...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."...

Joe was screaming. His cries pierced my heart and filled my head with panic. It was our first long car trip. My son was about 8 weeks old ...

California Measles Outbreak; What's a Parent to Do? How to Not Gain MY Trust

I believe in breastfeeding both for the healthy growth of a child and the healthy growth of a mother. When a new mother breastfeeds she l...

Starting from Scratch  I grew up on wonder bread sugar butter sandwiches; except it wasn’t even butter but soft margarine from a tub. I...

Months ago I was asked the question how did my husband show his support of my choice to breastfeed our son? I am ashamed to admit that I ...

PREPARING FOR BIRTH Healthy Beginnings/Healthy Choices:   Get your pregnancy off to a great start! Why Should I Take Classes?   If yo...

Learning from Our Birth Sisters.   Why I have begun my birth story project. A Safe Place: Stories Can Help Us Heal.  The importance of ...