Mothering is HARD. It’s physically, emotionally and mentally exhausting. One thing that can make it more difficult is when moms find...

How do we get out of the perfectionism trap? According to Ann Dunnewold, Phd, the author of Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box...

“I yelled at my kid yesterday. I am such a Bad Mom.” (This could also read: “I yelled at my partner yesterday. I am such a bad partner.”)...

If I had a nickel for every time a new mom said, “I should be doing/being/feeling (breastfeeding, playing with the baby 24/7, feeling...

When people talk about “self care” the conversation usually revolves around things like massages, pedicures, taking a bath, or, if you’re...

Many women enter motherhood without having their own mothers present in their lives. Whether they've lost their mothers to death or to...

The perinatal period is defined as the period “all around” birth, including pregnancy and the entire year after birth.

New moms need sensitive, respectful care providers. Yes, that's you. OBs, midwives, surgeons, doulas, lactation consultants, therapists,...

There is nothing on earth as important as creating and raising a child. Mothering means infusing a new little body and consciousness...

I remember nursing my newborn daughter and feeling an overwhelming physical thirst of emergency intensity nearly every nursing session. ...

Thankfully, mercifully, I continue to expand in my awareness of just how magnificently varied we are as human beings. We show up in so...

Giving birth involves the most private, intimate parts of our bodies and so, requires that we be treated with the greatest level of care...

What is a Secure Attachment? To form a secure attachment, babies need mothers who respond appropriately and promptly - much of the time....

A new mother needs: Nutritious Meals Sleep and Rest Help With Chores Love and Kindness Remember to: Listen and offer support without...

Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood involve immense physiological changes that often leave our bodies and brains reeling. Hormones shift...