Keep “Balance” In Your Life
I am still on medical leave, but while I am gone, please continue to enjoy the wonderful guest posts from BITL contributing authors. BITL Founder Ginger Garner during her first pregnancy way back...
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Women’s Empowerment In An Age of Illness, Part Two
I am on maternity leave a little longer, so please enjoy today's post from my October publication in Yang Sheng magazine. Empowering Women in an Age of Illness, Part Two
Women’s Empowerment in an Age of Illness
I wrote the original post, which was published while I was on maternity leave in September 2011. To see the archived post, see the link at Yang Sheng magazine. Women’s Empowerment in an Age of...
What I Don’t Understand About Women
I am on maternity leave through August and September, so please enjoy today's guest post by NAMC's Advocacy Coordinator, Valerie Young. Valerie writes the popular blog for mother's rights, Your...
How To Quit Your Job (Even When You’re Scared Out of Your Mind)
I am on maternity leave through August and September, so please enjoy today's guest post by Stacey Curnow. BITL Founder, Ginger, standing on the precipice of a new life after leaving her job in...
Mothering in America: An Uphill Climb
BITL Founder, expecting her third child this month (June 2011).This week's guest post is penned by NAMC's Advocacy Coordinator, Valerie Young. Valerie writes the popular blog for mother's rights,...
Yoga for Menopause: 7 Reasons Why You Need Yoga More Than Ever. (Part 1)
Yoga for Menopause: 7 Reasons Why You Need Yoga More Than Ever. (Part 1) Yoga is a wonderful anecdote for healing and transformation during the (seemingly unending) season of menopause. I am still...
Yoga for Busy Moms
Me in postpartum yoga practice, 11 months after my second son Yoga for Busy Moms It is ironic that I am sitting here procrastinating about penning this post on yoga for busy moms. Why? Because I am...
Update on Avoiding Work/Life Burnout: Recognizing Adrenal Burnout
2007 - Our family was awaiting our newest addition to the family. We were in for a surprise having two in diapers at the same time. It was a crash course in the work/family balancing act. Now in...
Ease Labor Pain with What?
Music has saved my life,over and over again.Photo taken in 2006, singing to my firstborn.Studies have, for a long time, shown that deep breathing, mental imagery, deep massage or acupressure, and...
Secrets of Longevity: Living a Longer, Fuller Life
Diets claiming to ward off aging are highly popular, yet the nutrition scene is waist high in confusing, sometimes conflicting information. The good news is I have sorted through it for you and the...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Motherhood: Recognizing the Signs
With my son, at the beginning of our own healing process, in 2008. This week's post on Breathing In This Life is from Michelle Rosenthal, of www.healmyptsd.comBeing a mom is a wonderful, magical and...