I see you with your messy hair from a sleepless night with a restless babe in your arms, tear soaked pj’s still being worn the next day with that same babe that is bright eyed and ready to greet the rising sun. I hear the stumbling of your 630 am wake-up call with a cold cup of coffee by 7, and another

Originally published in Good Living Magazine Take a moment right now and check in with your body. Are you hungry? Are you tired? Are you thirsty? Do you need to move your body? Do you need to go to the bathroom? Seriously. As parents, we often disconnect from our own bodily needs because we have so many other things that need our attention. Can you

Did you know that breastmilk contains stem cells? How cool is that?! You won’t find that in any infant formula. The short and long-term benefits of breastfeeding may be something that you’ve heard before, but new research has identified 1000’s of factors and co-factors in breastmilk that we are just beginning to understand. I’d like to share with you a

Unrolling my mat last night in yoga class, I noticed we had a substitute teacher. I sighed inwardly, a little disturbed that my regular teacher wasn’t there. I felt uncertain, like I didn’t know what I was getting into. Even though I have been doing yoga for twenty-five years–I even taught years ago–I still consider myself a beginner. I feel

My youngest son’s birthday was on Tuesday. He turned 16! I’m still not sure how it happened that my youngest child is 16 years old, but here we are. He’s so delightful, funny, curious, and adventurous. For his birthday this year, we’re in Mexico. That’s a first that we’ve been outside of the United States on his birthday, so we

I received an email yesterday talking about yet another “new” disorder. This disorder was for people who fixate on eating healthy. The author was talking about how people who don’t care what they are eating are “healthy” and those who do have a disorder. Hmmmm…. That just didn’t feel right to me. So, after hearing about this “disorder,” I decided

Welcome, Meredith Keith-Chirch! Thank you for sharing your story with us here at The Consciously Parenting Project! I’m so excited that you’re opening up this much needed support for families of mixed races and ethnicities! I’m really excited to be embarking on a new project with Rebecca here at the Consciously Parenting Project. Rebecca has recently noticed that there are