Tonight, amid the homework and pizza and playing with friends and tucking in, I spent my time on the couch, staring at my computer screen.  I was transfixed.  I was mesmerized.  And I invited my daughter to stare into the screen as well… We were watching as Jessica (known to many as “The Leaky Boob“) […]

“Mothering success in not measured in ounces or drops of milk that flow from breast to mouth. It’s measured in the love that flows between mother and baby.” Diana Cassar-Uhl

My youngest child, who we like to call Mr. T, is creeping up on the age of 7.  He has been a surprise to me from the moment I gagged on my toothbrush, causing me to think, “Could I be pregnant?”  Born just 14 months after his brother, his life has been a study in […]

If there is one thing that I seek to communicate in my work with breastfeeding mothers, it is that their bodies are intended for this job…that it is a process that should happen regardless of what culture, guilt, pressure or even their mother-in-laws tell them.  That their body will do this thing regardless of what […]

Thank you to everyone who shared, retweeted, responded, commented and gave insight on my last blog.  So wonderful to hear so many people’s perspective. I feel like I need to clarify a point that was widely misunderstood. I love hippies.  Just like I love punks and DINKS and mamas who are “too posh to push”. […]

I really like mascara. And if I could pull off Adele’s eye lashes, I totally would. My kids totally dig a McDonald’s cheeseburger. My hair requires precision cutting. I really like my anti-perspirant and I shave under my arms. I prefer polka dots to tie dye. I like to wear high heels. I’ve never been to […]

I had 3 births.  Three different births.  Three lovely births.  I came home with beautiful babies.  I had no complications.  I had only the interventions I agreed to, which I had researched and decided about ahead of time.  When my births were over, I felt empowered, full and blessed.  I look back with gratitude and […]

As a young college student, I took a trip one Spring Break to New York City. I had grown up in a small, mid-western town and while I had enjoyed a long stream of missionaries sharing their stories in church services as a child, my personal multi-cultural experiences were few. I watched out the window […]

Many apologies for my sporadic blogging as of late. I’ve been busy sniffing baby heads… Actually, I’ve spent much of my time over the past weeks kicking Nourish Breastfeeding Support into high gear. Spring has sprung (or rather sprung and then retreated again and is now here for good…I hope) and with it, my energy […]