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A Turn for the Better

Four years ago, when my wife, Jama, was pregnant with our first daughter, Adeline, we wanted to play music to her belly. Why? Well we weren’t really sure to be honest with you. [...]

Go Inward

As I write this a Fall wind is wrapping itself around my house. My six-year-old is back in school and I can hear my son, just two running around the yard. I smile briefly because I[...]

The Balancing Act of a Working Mom

There are times when my comfort in stating that I am a full-time working mom is just not that great. I love what I do, I have a passion for it, but there can be pangs of guilt asso[...]

Birth Day with Val: From Inspired to Inspiring

Becoming a doula really started when I was working as an EMT for an ambulance company on the Central Coast of California. I had the opportunity to go into the OR with a respiratory[...]

From One Mother's Arms into Another

New moms can be your best resource in transferring crucial parenting and bonding techniques. After my daughter was born a friend came to visit with a gift, a bottle of Weleda Cale[...]

You Are What You Eat and Baby Is Too

Spinach. Eggs. Parsley. Peanuts. Beef. Last year was a landmark for food recalls – so many we seemed to all glaze over at the news of yet another sweeping net of bites-gone-ba[...]

Healthy Snacking for the Mommy-to-Be

During pregnancy our bodies require a whopping 60-75 grams of protein per day. Gosh, I have a challenging time getting in the 35 grams when I am not carrying a child. A great way t[...]

7 Ways to Nurture Your Pregnant Self

We believe wholeheartedly that self care is an activity that requires practice. That is one of the reasons why we dedicate an entire week during the month of Pregnancy Awareness Mo[...]

Bach Flowers To the Rescue For Holiday Stress

The holidays are once again upon us and a mad rush to commercialism is actively happening around the world. Schedules are thrown off, traveling, excitement, expectations … it’s eno[...]

What is the White Out Campaign?

When I first saw this I thought it was some new cleaning product that would make my whites whiter and my brights brighter. That’s a pitfall of the “multi-tasker” scanning her emai[...]