Category: mothering

While this is a great and true statement, there is a bigger secret that many women are hiding under their love for their new babies : birth trauma. While this can refer to a physical injury sustained during birth, I’m talking about the psychological wounds a woman can experience after a difficult birth experience. A healthy baby and healthy mama are the optimal outcome of birth, right? I think we…

There’s a little slice of paradise the exists within the walls of my home.  It’s not known about by the others who live here… it’s existence is disguised as an ordinary bathroom. Not very large but cozy and cute (it has a beachy-theme going on), it appears to be a simple place of pottying, bathing, teeth-brushing and handwashing.  It’s usually visited in groups…no one really gets much alone time in…