The prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy is approximately 38% and the most common cause is due to iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) (1). There...

With a long history of disordered eating patterns, food became a source of soothing for a profound sense of lack and emptiness that lived...

Control is a topic that comes up a lot in my conversations with women around birth and even during the early days of breastfeeding. I...

Recently I was told that I don't have the skills nor the capacity I should have for the amount of years I have been practicing as a...

I happen to be receiving Ayurveda treatment here where I am in Kerala, South India. I have studied Ayurveda life sciences since I was...

Throughout my adult life and even before, I have been motivated by a deep seeking for a place, 'the' place where I would feel a sense of...

So Lindsey arrived that evening just as I was finishing up giving Chloe a breastfeed before she went to bed. I hadn’t fed Chloe al day,...

I was asked to give a talk about postnatal depression to a group of professional counselors who volunteer for a pregnancy helpline. The...

My first birth experience did not go as I had hoped or planned, and left me with some emotional (as well as physical) healing to do. I...

Three weeks have passed since arriving in India and I have to say it has not been a smooth or comfortable transition. Not that I ever...

Women's Wisdom & Nourishment Talk in Bengaluru, India Chinnappa Garden, Benson Town So privileged to have met with this group of awesome...

What I See in her Face Look into this woman's eyes, what do you see? I had asked her if I could take her photo and I didn't ask her to...

Finally arrived! Safe and well here in this colorful land of culture and chaos. Thanks to dear friends the transition has been a smooth...

The image of a spiral comes to mind as I open to the mystery of life's creation, right here as the feeling and movement of what is...

In my work as a midwife touch is slowly becoming the primary form of communication between myself, the mother and their baby whether in...

I recently had a huge ah ha moment. I am spending time with a woman who is standing on the threshold of her labour (infact) despite the...

To support and nourish both your baby and your own body during the weeks and months postpartum, there are some fundamentals to be aware...

I challenge our current approaches to preparing for the births of our babies and invite you to do so as well. I am not claiming to have...

When we begin to understand that the beginning of new life begins well before conception in the dreaming and imaginal realms when a...

Amaranth is not as well-known as other grains in this part of the world. In actual fact, amaranth is the seed of a herbaceous plant, but...