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July 2015

July 09, 2015

Birth Guardians: Catherine Rivera

Catherine Rivera, birth doula: "I hold their hand, I rub their back, I can pray...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Ritual after a traumatic birth

It can be devastating when birth doesn't go as planned.

April 2015

April 08, 2015

The 4 best reads from March

Articles on birth and death, families and ancestor work.

February 2015

February 12, 2015

The Importance of Self Care

Learning how to take time out for ourselves - whether that means limiting ritual hosting...

February 11, 2015

2 Mama Essays and 2 Pregnancy Prayers + 1 Roadmap To a Healthy Birth

A round-up of January's best reads for Pagan families from around the web.

December 2014

December 31, 2014

10 Great Reads of December on Paganism, parenting, social justice, and celebrating the season

A monthly round-up of the best links shared and discussed on our active Facebook and...

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Haunted Time

I read somewhere that it's not just our ancestors who come back at this time...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

5 baby gear essentials

There's so much Stuff you can buy when preparing to welcome a baby, but most...

June 09, 2014

Top Ten Tips for Writing with Babies at Home

All through my pregnancy I wrote academic books and then as soon as my babies...

June 06, 2014

Flash Points: Birthing the Mother-Writer

After my first son was born in 2003, I felt silenced. Stifled. Shut down. Squelched....

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Cesarean Courage

“Her courage is written on her body.” –Molly (Talk Birth) Last year I made several...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

Breastfeeding as a (s)hero’s journey?

In what ways has breastfeeding been a hero's journey for you? How were you tested,...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Book Review: Rooted in the Body, Seeking the Soul by Tara “Masery” Miller

Rooted in the Body, Seeking the Soul: Magic Practitioners Living with Disabilities, Addiction, and Illness...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

Birth as Initiation

In our modern lives, there are few remaining rituals of initiation, few events that challenge...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

October 2013

October 21, 2013

Hollekreisch: Honoring Childbirth

If power does indeed rest in the stories that are told, how would the birth...

October 07, 2013

International (Pagan) Babywearing Week!

Babywearing is also good for the caregiver whose hands are then freed up to hold...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

August link round-up: home birth, cesarean birth, body image after birth and more…

In August we read articles about home birth, cesarean birth, body image, raising Pagan children,...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

Four Simple Ways to Honor Spirit in Baby’s First Year

The good news is that tending your spirit and connecting with the divine can still...

May 08, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Finding calm in the storm of parenting

How do you make a prayer of the daily practice of parenting? How do you...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

March link round-up

Family, parenting, miscarriage, practice, breastfeeding, Goddess, and more... time for another monthly link round-up!

April 08, 2013

Baby’s First Meditations

She is a part of you who is wise and kind. She watches over you...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Celebrating Doulas

Doulas often do very practical tasks, like bringing you water to drink, but doula work...

March 15, 2013

Placenta Magic

"I love the placenta as a literal metaphor for communication and communion, for reclaiming birth,...

March 01, 2013

Make Magic of Your Life As A Parent

What do I desire? In the last few years of pregnancy and parenting, often all...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Of the Earth

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

February 10, 2013

Introverted Mama

I'm amazed at the connections I uncovered once I starting thinking about how my introverted...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

Community wisdom for the NICU

After Niki's review last week of Pagan Parenting in the NICU, there was some great...

January 08, 2013

Blessing Baby

I wanted the focus to be more on blessing the baby and, like in the...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom: Milk

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...