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What’s a Doula |Consider a Postpartum Doula
The day after my mid-winter birthday one month after I gave birth, I had the joy of introducing my newest Tiny Best Friend to my favorite place in the world, the Beach. One month after giving birth I was watching the sunset on my greatest contributions. The experience was akin to having my children baptized by Mother Earth. It was made possible by my postpartum doula. Having a postpartum doula made those first few months after giving birth the second time around, completely unrecognizable to the same period after birthing my first child. The period of your life that’s normally isolating and terrifying in a new mother’s life (even without…
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Binding Postpartum | Choosing The best belly wrap, faja, or girdle
Wrapping your belly postpartum is a very controversial polarizing concept. Many birth workers are divided on whether or not it’s best for postpartum women to wrap their belly. However, in most indigenous cultures around the world, some sort of binding is used postpartum, whether it be an intricately wound strip of fabric or a girdle. The closing of the womb and resetting of the hips is an age old tradition the world around. Wrapping your belly postpartum is a very controversial polarizing concept. Many birth workers are divided on whether or not it’s best for postpartum women to wrap their belly. However, in most indigenous cultures around the world, some…
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Healthy Family Meals |Easy Vegan Pasta Dinners
As a mom, easy vegan family meals are the ones you enjoy without pulling your hair out. Healthy dinner recipes abound on this here interweb. In my head, I’m Nigella, voluptuous curves and all. However, in reality, I can’t be bothered. I’ve become pretty adept at modifying healthy dinner recipes, into easy no-frill meals for my family. Full disclosure I don’t adhere to recipes when I’m in the kitchen. When a toddler is helping you make dinner for the family, vegan recipes are just guidelines for your meals. Winter Pesto Mac & Cheese My daughter loves vegetables, however, she’s very particular. She’s decided she loves raw spinach but hates it…
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Sustainable Luxury | Build your own sustainability starter kit
In an alternate universe in another life, I’ll own a specialty, specialty store that only sells earth tone zero-waste essentials. I’ll read your palm or your tea leaves and glean exactly what you need for your own personalized sustainability starter kit. Till I step through the appropriate Stargate in order to make that happen I’ll just continue to build my own, and share what I’ve learned. I’ve scoured the internet and stared longingly at premade bundles of sustainable essentials, but they either cost more than I care to spend, don’t support my color story or they don’t have everything I want. As with all things, the key to building your…
