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If getting a call from the school nurse can be unnerving, hearing that your child just had an asthma attack at school is downright terrifying. This especially holds true if the call marks the first time an asthma attack has ever happened. The only thing worse for parents than knowing that their chil...

Don’t pressure yourself to be perfect. This is a stage filled with lots of challenging behaviors. Your child will test your patience over and over again, and you’ll react in a less than perfect way because, well, you’re human. When your child is challenging you, it’s easy for you to feel that you’...

Thinking about my birth experience causes my heart rate to rise and my mood to change. Eight years later I have to talk myself through the emotions that still appear. My birth was hell and I now have PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) because of it. Men who go to war are traumatized by things t...

I had everything planned for my perfect birthing experience: the well respected doctor; a doula; the Hypnobabies scripts that I meticulously listened to day after day; an acupuncturist; and the visualization of myself having that perfect natural childbirth. The birth of my first child culminated in...

by Amy Marlow   Has a trip to the grocery store ever left you wondering: Is buying organic really worth the higher price? And what does “all natural” really mean anyway? The variety of “green” products has skyrocketed with options ranging from organic skincare lines to biodynamically grown jams. N...

Nothing is as precious as a newborn baby… especially your own! That is why making decisions about the way you care for your baby should be of utmost importance. Using natural methods of care for a child can be safer, less expensive, and longer lasting than conventional medicine. Natural treatments ...

Congratulations! You have carried, nurtured, and loved your baby for 9 months, and have safely and successfully brought him or her into this world. Being a new mom, whether it is to your first or fourth child, as exciting as it is can be a challenging and demanding time in life for many women. Slee...

There are many options that a birthing mother has for natural support during labor and childbirth. Having a natural birth is absolutely the most beneficial for both mother and child. For instance, the process of birth, when certain artificial hormones or drugs have not been introduced during labor, ...

Being pregnant can be a wonderful experience in so many ways. But for some women, it can be an uncomfortable time as well. From morning sickness to back pain, mood swings and hemorrhoids, pregnancy can be a time where the mother is constantly besieged with one discomfort to the next. Overcoming thes...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 7 million women in the United States alone have been labeled with an impaired ability to conceive a child, and of these women, over 2 million have been deemed infertile. (A couple is labeled as infertile after having unprot...

Flower Remedies for Emotional & Behavioral Health  Flower remedies (essences) is energy medicine.  They help us move back into balance.  We are constantly moved out of balance by something as simple as an argument or something as intense as as trauma.  It is the most profound, intense and beautiful...

Being in the Moment with Yoga Yoga is more than just a way of stretching… it is a philosophy, a life-science that incorporates mind, body, and breath. It is a way of being and living in the moment, so that each moment can be experienced fully and lived to its highest potential. Not so sure Yoga is...

Fitness for Pregnancy and Birth If you could increase your chances of carrying a healthy baby and delivering a smarter, stronger baby, would you? How much would it be worth to guarantee less fetal interventions and less pain during your labor? How much time would you spend each day to create less p...

Pilates for Pre-Conception, Pregnancy, Birthing, and Beyond Are you planning for a natural labor and delivery? Have you considered Pilates as a part of your birthing experience? For many women, the thought of utilizing Pilates as a method to facilitate natural birth never would have crossed their m...

A Physical Therapist specializes in improving the physical function of the joints and muscles, alleviating musculoskeletal pain, assisting recovery from injuries, and can also help with preventing injury and loss of movement. A specially trained Physical Therapist can even work with and move the int...

Osteopathy for your Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby During the entire process of pregnancy, the female body is constantly changing to adapt to the baby's growth and needs. The structural and physiological changes can cause increased discomfort and/or structural dysfunction. These structural changes can ...

“You are what you eat!” We’ve heard it plenty of times throughout our lives; maybe there's actually something to it… There is!!! Diet is one of the most important factors in a person’s health. It is directly related to our blood sugar levels, which is directly linked to our hormone system, which a...

Naturopathy is a form of medicine that relies on nature for its remedies and the body’s innate wisdom to heal itself. As a holistic medicine, it focuses on the person’s physical, mental and spiritual health in order to treat and prevent illness. Oftentimes, a naturopath will empower their patients t...

Long ago, in times that were almost lost to American culture, midwives attended the majority of births and cared for the mother and baby during the process. Also known as baby catchers, midwives are slowly making their way back into popularity in the United States as more women are choosing to birth...

Maintaining mental/emotional wellness can sometimes be difficult. There is a continual mood swap in our lives between ups and downs, which can be most apparent when a woman is pregnant, struggling with infertility, or dealing with the changes a new baby brings. When these emotions become difficult t...