Reclaiming Birth: A Call to Empower Mothers A childbirth magazine recently posed a question that stopped me in my tracks: “Why do women in America fear birth?” It’s a tender question, because fear around birth is rarely simple. It is often shaped by stories we’ve heard, experiences we’ve witnessed, care we have or have not…
The Wisdom of a Giving Tree The wisdom that comes from motherhood—and parenthood—has a way of seeping quietly into the soul. It arrives in small moments, often when we least expect it, and somehow manages to leave an eternal imprint. As Fridays go, most of us are relieved to finally reach the end of the…
Juggling Motherhood and Business Conjoining motherhood with running a business is hard. I would insert a more colorful adjective before hard, but this space is rated G. The Backstory Here’s how my morning unfolded. Before 7 AM, the day started with a jolt—as usual. This time, I woke to the sound of my older son…