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Musings on women's health, sexuality, and empowerment.
Grief felt insurmountable the other night. Like an undertow in the ocean, that takes us by surprise. In an actual undertow you would swim parallel to the beach as opposed to straight towards it. That is the way out of the rip tide. Swimming sideways, when we think we should be heading directly to shore. …
Read MoreHomeschooling in a pandemic: Trash Adventures Birch and I have been going on “trash adventures” into the woods around our house to collect garbage. We have now found multiple areas where people just dumped all their trash in the forest many years ago. Glass bottles, old ones. Shoes that have fallen apart. 1970s wallpaper. A…
Read MoreWhen nature and social studies meet…we get Trillium Essence. Birch and I went for a walk in the rain today. He saw a Bernie Sanders sign. He’s learning to read now, so he spent a moment sounding it out. “Ber-nie San-ders. What’s that Mom?” I explained that he was running for president for the next…
Read MoreIt seems the collective mission(s) are to slow the spread of the virus so as not to overwhelm the medical system and to save as many lives as possible. What is the value of life? And how do we value life? An extraordinary amount of earth resources and money are spent to “maintain life” medically…
Read MoreOne of Birch’s classmates parents sent out an email to all the first grade parents, which, like a global pandemic, is also unprecedented. I watched the flurry of responses about schedules and structured math and reading time come in. It seems like everyone has a very structured schedule! I noticed, seeing this after day 1…
Read MoreI wanted to address the the current situation with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with you all, as I value our relationships and wish to assure you that your well-being is of utmost concern and importance to me. I will include some thoughts and reflections as well as some practical tips and my own office protocols to…
Read MoreWhat is a Uterine Prolapse? In this article we are going to discuss precipitating factors of a uterine prolapse, conventional medical treatments for a uterine prolapse and how to heal a uterine prolapse naturally. Healing a prolapse naturally takes some effort, but in the long run, your pelvic and sexual health will thank you for…
Read MoreMy fierce mama heart bleeds today. If Biden won in Massachusetts, the next election does not feel so hopeful to me. I think about the photo I posted yesterday of Birch, and I ache to be able to preserve the innocence of that moment. I rue the day that is coming when I have to…
Read MoreI am in my first few days of a 30 day writing challenge with the Pussy Witch. Today’s prompt was about when we have felt the greatest sense of belonging. After free writing for some time, I discovered that I feel the most sense of belonging when I am in some way holding or supporting community…
Read MoreWhat is a Doula? A doula is a trained non-medical companion who supports another individual through a significant health-related experience such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth or non-reproductive experiences such as dying. A doula may also provide support to the partner, family and friends. The overall goal of a doula in any context is for…
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