Even before I got pregnant, I knew I was going to be a babywearing momma. It’s always appealed to me as being the most natural (and frankly easiest) way for a parent to get anything...

Oh, sleep. The always sought-after prize of adulthood. Somewhere along the line we stop trying to avoid sleep and realize it's pretty much the best thing ever. For parents, there just never seems to be...

On my recent trip to visit family, I traveled with my 14-month-old daughter and my partner was unable to come with us. We visited family and friends in two states, enjoyed eight different planes and...

There's a Buddhist ideology that I've seen present in a few of the contemplative traditions I've practiced. That is that all beings have at one time or other been my mother. This of course assumes...

We recently celebrated our daughter's first birthday. Approaching the big anniversary of her turn around the sun, I was all over Pinterest. I prepped and prepped and prepped for a big party, mobilized family and...

When I gave birth to my daughter, I was elated. I was relieved. I was over-the-moon in awe. I was dizzy with gratitude. I was to-the-bone tired. I was a little off-kilter with the shifting...

Many of us curl up into a ball when we may be at our wit's end; there's something so soothing and comforting about it. Countless artists have sculpted and painted adults in the self-soothing fetal...

As my partner and I prepare for the arrival of our first child, it’s becoming more and more apparent that our preparation requires a little preparation of others, namely our families. While there are a...

I’m laying here in bed with a six-year-old snoring in my ear on one side, a six-month-old nursing on the other side, and the other six-year-old next to the baby. My husband is sleeping on...