The Power of Intimacy
Experts are calling it the "loneliness epidemic" A study conducted in 2019, before the start of the pandemic, found that nearly 60% of...
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What Happened To Friendship?
Experts are calling it the “Loneliness Epidemic” A recent survey found that more than half of all adults who are child-bearing age report...
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Highly Effective Friendship
Mothers in "Crisis" I chose to become a postpartum doula because it is historically the phase where mothers get the least amount of...
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3 Things That Are Secretly Hurting Your Mental Health
This has been a tough year for my family; having lost three immediate family members in the last eight months. During my “blog hiatus”,...
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Fertility Series #4: Fertility Awareness Methods
Over the last four weeks, the focus has been on gaining a better understanding of female fertility. In the first week, we discussed the...
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Fertility Series #3 : How Hormones Shape Fertility
Whenever I think of the hormones related to fertility, I think of the story in the bible about the farmer who scattered his seeds on...
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Fertility Series #2: A Closer Look At The Menstrual Cycle
I have been trying to figure out a way to approach this topic, but it’s difficult to fully encompass in a package that is palatable for...
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Fertility Series #1: Learn About Motherhood Before Pregnancy
This month is all about womanhood! While I love everything related to pregnancy and motherhood, I felt like it was important to have a...
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Your Baby Has Colic. Now What?
A few weeks after my daughter was born, we got slapped with the diagnosis of colic by her pediatrician. By the time she got that label, I...
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Thriving in the Fourth Trimester (FAQs) PART 2
The fourth trimester refers to the first three months of a newborn’s life. This is also known as the beginning of the postpartum period...
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Thriving in the Fourth Trimester (FAQs) PART 1
The fourth trimester refers to the first three months of a newborn’s life. This is also known as the beginning of the postpartum period...
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Black History Month: "The 30 Million Word Gap"
In 1995, Betty Hart and Todd Risley did a study to examine the impact of home-life (in early childhood) on a child’s ability to...
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PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS: Maternal Mortality in the US
Today is Maternal Health Awareness Day and I’m giving you a run down on why we even need this day in the first place! It was difficult to...
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How to Relieve Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
During my first trimester, around 10 weeks of pregnancy, I started getting localized right sided hip pain. I went to a chiropractor to...
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Should I Choose a Midwife During Pregnancy?
A few months after my daughter’s birth, I posted a video on YouTube talking about my reasons for choosing a midwife and doula. A few...
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My Must Read Books During Pregnancy
When I found out that I was pregnant, I had no idea what to expect. I was never the person who fantasized about having children. I knew...
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Why Positive Birth Stories are Key to a Happy Birth
This topic is one that is near and dear to my heart. I’m at the age where it seems like everyone I know is getting pregnant and starting...
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What does it mean when one pregnancy test is positive and one is negative?
When we initially decided to try for a baby, I had no idea what I was doing. I was tracking my ovulation on one of the free apps but,...
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How Soon is too Soon to Test?
It's the million-dollar question, right? One of the first phrases I learned when we started trying to conceive (TTC) was the “The Two...
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How Soon Can a Doctor Tell if I'm Pregnant?
Doctors have a few diagnostic tests to determine if you are pregnant. The examination may include a medical history, pregnancy tests...
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