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Yes, Kids, Adults Have Fun Too!
I remember talking with my husband when I was pregnant about how much our lives would change when the baby finally arrived. Everyone loved sharing that juicy piece of knowledge, as if we’d never heard...
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The Many Contradictions of Motherhood
Inspired by this hilarious video of DJ Jay Smooth trying to figure out how women are supposed to act in order to earn respect, here is my list of contradictions that mothers must muddle through...
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Like a River Flowing
A large part of my role as a postpartum doula is spending lots of time with women who are learning how to feel comfortable with their new identities. A woman may be a brand new mother or figuring out...
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The #52WeeksofMotherhood Project: Week 9
The past 4 days I’ve been commiserating with a sick little munchkin who refuses to eat anything but breastmilk to the point that her poops are like newborn poops again. Except every day it’s more...
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I love the stories I’ve received so far during The #52WeeksofMotherhood Project — the explorations of self in transformation, the struggles with the transitions of pregnancy, the attempts to connect...
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The #52WeeksofMotherhood Project: Week 15
This week’s story is all about connections: the connection to yourself as a human being, to your career and passions, to your identity as a person with or without kids, the evolving connection to your...
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The #52WeeksofMotherhood Project: Week 16
How did you feel when you found out the sex of your baby? At 16 weeks pregnant, Luciana Herman learned she was having a girl, and this was her reaction. Here is Luciana’s week 16: “”It’s a girl!” Some...
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The #52WeeksofMotherhood Project: Week 25
Those of you who have been following The 52 Weeks of Motherhood Project must have noticed by now that I’ve been on hiatus, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking about why I began this...
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