Summer is here! A favourite season for many, it presents some unique conditions for our bodies to experience, including a variety of insects that enjoy their yearly human feast and the increasing heat of the sun. As a result, the necessity for both bug bite and sun protection is greatly […]
The warmth of spring is on the way.
There’s more birdsong in the air.
The tulips and crocuses will soon be poking through the earth.
And the bugs are on their way!
Historically, we thought of these little critters mostly as pests. Mosquitoes and black flies leave behind their itchy, swollen bites. Fruit flies […]
I recently did a guest blog in collaboration with Treehouse focusing on nausea in pregnancy:
potential causessupportive nutritionadditional natural remedies to explore &tips for partners & support people
If you or someone you know is experiencing nausea in pregnancy, head over to the Treehouse blog for the full guide or book an […]
Matrescence. Have you heard this term? It’s one that deserves much more presence in our conversations & learning about mothering & motherhood. And, similarly to many other areas of women’s health it deserves much more recognition & investment in research.
Like adolescence, matrescence is the significant developmental transition experienced when we […]
Feeling uncertain about what’s best for your baby, yourself & the rest of the family around sleep?
Wondering if sleep training is the right fit?
Wanting to avoid sleep training?
Exhausted by lack of sleep & trying to figure it all out?
Feeling overwhlemed by all of the information & approaches?
In this exhausted, […]
Resilience – simply defined – is the ability to respond & adapt to the events of life. It is our ability to stay up when life tries to knock us down & when knocked down allows us to efficiently & fully recover.
Too often in our culture, individuals are recognized for […]
Resources for Settler Families
Settler Family = non-Indigenous family living on unceded land in Canada & benefiting from the structures colonialism.
Many families, communities & businesses have shifted their focus from the usual July 1st celebrations this year, to intentionally pausing to reflect & learn about the parts of our history that […]
I’m so tired of media &
“experts” misleading women when they are in one of their most vulnerable stages
of life – navigating the everchanging flow of early mothering, often exhausted
& feeling desperate for solutions.
How are these women being misled? By not receiving the whole story, the whole truth. And, in […]
The conversations I have with women, during pregnancy, tend to focus on three areas: staying healthy & comfortable as pregnancy progresses, preparing for labour & birth and preparing for postpartum & breastfeeding.
When it comes to preparation for labour & birth, there are six posts that I’m often referring to, […]
