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“Easy Does It”
Easy and gradual, gradual and “easy does it” was the strategy that I found most successful in making changes when my (forever) babies were growing up. Whether it was moving from cradle to crib, learning to suckle from bottle as well as mom, adjusting to new caretakers, it soothed me, in addition to baby, to slowly introduce the Continue Reading »
Sometimes its the Tool
For years I have internally lamented that I seem unable to flip an “easy over” egg with ease, and my flapjacks often flopped rather than flipped. I thought “I bet I’m not using my wrist correctly, I must be doing something wrong”. Yesterday, as I made gluten-free pumpkin pecan pancakes for my forever baby girl, my Continue Reading »
Empowered “Right” Decisions
Last week a flurry of emails filled and left my box; a study was publicized that revealed a correlational (very rough metaphor: you are very frequently in the presence of your spouse at the same places, it doesn’t mean you cause your spouse to exist) connection between the use of antidepressants and an increased risk Continue Reading »
There are Seasons of Giving and Seasons of Receiving
No, this is not another blog about the holiday season, in spite of the title. Today, while I waited to donate blood, I reflected on how I had wanted to donate for many years, but could not. The title of today’s blog popped into my head, a phrase that Postpartum Support International’s (PSI) Birdie Gunyon Continue Reading »
“Fill’r up”
Yesterday I explained to a young Mom that her intention to be a good parent, and all the time and attention she pours into her baby is filling her baby up, and will always be there for her baby-to be drawn upon in the future. As I spoke to her I had a “flash” of Continue Reading »
