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Join us at our first annual Maternal Holistic Wellness Day Event A day of relaxation and wellness for the family at the cozy Log Cabin in Edison, NJ This event will connect moms and their families with local community organizations, medical, mental health and holistic resources. Masseuse, Reiki, Chiropractic and more services will be available…
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Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Motherhood
The conversation on diversity, inclusion and equity must more readily include motherhood. Some mother biases include: single mothers, same sex families, working mothers, stay-at-home mothers. perception of mothers of color parenting styles mothers’ work environment capabilities and options women with one child or multiple children mothers of children with disabilities plus sized mothers – just…
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Mommy Guilt & Woman Shame
“….the father represents the outer world point of view, the collective ideal that pressures women to be wilted rather than wildish. Even so, there is no shame and blame if you have given away the flowering boughs [psychic innocence]. Yes, you have suffered for it, no doubt. And you may have given it away for…
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Self-Care is a Journey – not a destination
I define self-care as the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual care we give ourselves in an integrated way and indefinitely. By this I mean that self-care is not about a one time trip to the mall, hair or nail salon. Self-care is about the intention in that trip, how you feel about life and yourself…
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New Year Resolutions are Actually Self-Care affirmations
Self-Care is always on my resolution list. Happy New Year! Welcome to day 11 of 2019 and day 14 of my personal New Year! While we are celebrating the New Year as a whole, I just celebrated my PERSONAL New Year aka, my birthday, on December 29th and this is the time for ME to reset and revisit my…
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Keeping a clean home is not about judgement – it is about staying in your flow and power
Garnering and maintaining energy while keeping up with the many duties that women, specifically busy mothers have to tackle daily can be daunting when the purpose of the duties are for others consumption and perception. As I grew and became more aware of my power as a woman, mother and manager of my home I…
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Ways we can “Mother Ourselves”into healing and self love
Mothering ourselves can be a bit tricky to navigate. First, we have to removed the gendered identity of thinking love is a womanly “soft” love. Instead we have to think of it as universal, ebb and flow, tough and ease – a dichotomy of emotional stances we must build within ourselves in order to grow…
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FORGIVENESS?
I DON’T Agree with the forgiveness movement. I advocate honest change in behavior. I’ve seen many phrases going around that posits forgiveness as a healer, a panacea for a victims anger and discontent over what was done. However, I know better and anyone else who has been slighted, especially by family or friends, knows better.…