Parenting & Health

Healing yourself, loving the world

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Just for parents

You are feeling frustrated with your children You are feeling affected by your childhood traumas and it’s affecting your connection with your children You have had a new baby and are feeling overwhelmed You want to unschool but have some doubts You were abused as a child and it’s affecting you now You are triggered … Read more

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A Mother’s Day affirmative prayer

This marvelous prayer is from Rev. Lee Blaisdell, Senior Minister at Centers for Spiritual Living, Laurel.  He shared it today at our service and I asked him if I could repost it. Enjoy! We give thanks, appreciation and love for all Mothers “We honor young mothers, giving life and counting toes, tending to their children’s every … Read more

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Relationship-based parenting

Relationship-based, not rule-based When I started my EFT work, my children were small and I was navigating my world of attachment, respectful parenting. I was very clear that I wanted to focus on my children’s needs and their innate authority,  and I found very specific resources to help me. My passion for deliberate, conscious parenting showed … Read more

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2015 Spring Energy Event

Hello my friends, I am just back from the 2015 Spring Energy Event – and wow!  What a powerhouse gathering.  I have so many notes, ideas, and insights to share with everyone.  I will be writing about it all over the next month or so. So stay tuned! One of the most striking experiences for me … Read more

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Favorite books for homeopathy

Yay, I’m very pleased.  The book I use for homeopathic “prescribing” is now in Kindle form.  My first go-to book has been the paperback 1997 edition of Dr Ullman’s book Homeopathic Self-Care.  But it’s a bit big, and I don’t always remember to take it traveling.  I double-checked Amazon and sure enough – it’s now … Read more

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Homeopathic Banerji protocols

I am not a homeopath. If you are looking for a professional who uses Banerji, check out Christina Villacorta here. I don’t know anyone else who uses their work. Sorry about that. The Banerji protocols, a new paradigm in homeopathy I use homeopathy for my family for most acute situations. I’ve been studying it since … Read more

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“My scans are clear”

This was published on EFTUniverse last year.  That’s why the format is more formal than normal. And I’m delighted that Keren herself wrote the closing paragraph. My scans are clear …. When I read that email from my client Keren, I was touched deeply.  I knew that we had cleared some of the issues surrounding … Read more

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Listening to my children’s intuition

Am I supporting my children’s connection to their intuition, inner knowing, physical instincts, mental capacities, emotional truth, and personal authority? To me this is the basis of my parenting and what the movements of unschooling, attachment parenting, and conscious parenting are all about. It’s my definition of what Robin Grille calls the “helping mode” of … Read more

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A new parenting paradigm

The history of parenting is rather brutal, with children once considered non-entities that could be discarded, killed, or used at the parent’s whim. Over time, our collective approach to parenting is evolving and developing, which is good news indeed. How we collectively parent is the leading force that shapes how we are as a country … Read more

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The new parenting paradigm

I’m reading a fascinating history of parenting called Parenting for A Peaceful World by Robin Grille, available at the great site www.naturalchild.com. The author describes the evolution of parenting over time in cultures around the world. The history of parenting is rather brutal, with children once considered non-entities that could be discarded, killed, and used … Read more

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Supporting ourselves by pausing

I returned this week from taking a womb-surround birth process workshop. It was a life-altering experience for me and while I can’t explain it all here, I would like to share some of what I learned and how it applies to us as parents. Our nervous systems are made to cycle in a regular pattern … Read more