Of course, since Naeemah Jones was trained and complies with the PBi standards of placenta encapsulation, this is GOOD news for the placenta encapsulation community. Sage Khouerie admitted she was concerned about giving birth after the age of 40. So the 41-year old chose to ingest her placenta to avoid postpartum symptoms; the action […]
Beating the Blahs: Tip 3
Nature When I am starting to get into my funk I like to retreat into my cave. I stay in the house, I don’t open the curtains, I don’t want to go anywhere. I want to stay in my sweatpants and t-shirt and vegetate. Very productive, I know. Getting outside always makes me feel […]
Beating the Blahs: Tip 2
Sleep In one way, this seems counter-intuitive. When I’m depressed, I tend to want to sleep too much. The girls get up before dawn (when does the sun come back, anyway??), and I just want to pull the covers over my head and stay there all day. However, sleep is important for your brain […]
Beating the Blahs: Tip 1
Socialize I notice that I tend to withdraw when I start to feel down. I don’t want to go out, I decline social invitations from friends, and dread turning on the computer to a flood of emails. This year, I will not let this start to happen. Luckily I have some great friends who […]
Post-Holiday Winter Blahs
The new year has hit, and here comes the post-holiday letdown. I tend to slide into a funk in January, as many of us do. Winter transitions from being quaint and festive to simply being cold and dark. And way too long. To fight the winter blues, I’m going to share the tips and […]
My response to the Miami situation
This story is disturbing to me, both on a professional and personal level. Assuming these allegations are true, then there has been a serious breach of trust. Trust is the one thing that birthing women need in order to feel safe and birth their babies in the way Nature intended. This has shaken the natural […]
