Educator, Child Psychologist, Wife
As a trained English professor of 10+ years, I am always eager to help parents learn more ways to challenge the school system and educate their kids.
Homeschooling, or unschooling, is a lifestyle of playful personal growth with trust, freedom, and support. The natural part means that we are working with the nature of our children, honoring the way the human brain has evolved to learn alongside their inherent way of being, while in connection with the natural world around us. The homeschooling part means that we are […]
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Navigating relationships post-birth can be complicated. Your body is recovering, there’s a brand new baby to care for, and your life is totally different. Throw a romantic partnership into the mix, and things can get overwhelming quickly. You may even wind up feeling resentment or anger at your partner after giving birth. As it turns […]
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I gave birth on my greatly estimated due date of May 7th to our beautiful 7.5 lbs baby girl. I had my husband, fabulous doula, midwife OB and nurse in the room while my family watched on facetime. My birth was such an emotional process and time but I was well prepared for it. I […]
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As long as I could remember I knew I wanted a birth that my people would have back at home. Unmedicated, “natural” free standing births. Though of course we have hospitals, using pain medication was something often left out the conversation. When I thought of giving birth I always got excited! To hone in pain […]
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This has to be my most requested blog post of all time and for good reason. I have curated a collection below of about a dozen books that together cover all of the vital aspects of gentle parenting (also known as attachment, respectful, peaceful, positive, parenting). As an educator with training and certificates in infant/adolescence […]
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