Emergency Departure
Hello good readers,I want to thank everyone for their patience and support while I negotiate the unexpected terrain of late term pregnancy complications. Completely outside of my control, I...
Living Well
read more
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...
Aches and Pains after Labor and Childbirth: What Can You Do?
Aches and Pains after Childbirth...What Can You Do? Physical therapy can do a tremendous amount to improve your health as a woman - before, during, and after birth. I'd like to share an interview I...
Mothering & Family Resources: Prenatal to Postpartum and Everything In Between
Photo taken this past week,entering into my third trimesterwith my third child. As I am approaching the last few weeks of my third pregnancy, I thought it helpful to share some of the resources I...
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...
Parenting: Do You Fit In?
This past week as I was getting my usual daily allowance of news (online) and doing a little light research for work I ran across this article on parenting in the "Healthland" section of Time...
Women’s Empowerment In An Age Of Illness
Taken in 2005Just beforegiving birth tomy first son. This week I am happy to share two blogs - written by women for women. Mother and Women's Rights- Your (Wo)man in Washington Valerie...
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...
The American Woman: Telling Our Story
Ginger in the UK at the beginning of her own "Eat, Pray, Love" journey in 2004 A few weeks ago, a BITL reader wrote to tell me know how much this blog had helped her get her life back. After...
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...