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I notice that I tend to withdraw when I start to feel down. I don’t want to go out, I decline social invitations from friends, and dread turning on the computer to a flood of emails.
This year, I will not let this start to happen. Luckily I have some great friends who understand my […]

The new year has hit, and here comes the post-holiday letdown. I tend to slide into a funk in January, as many of us do. Winter transitions from being quaint and festive to simply being cold and dark. And way too long.
To fight the winter blues, I’m going to share the tips and tricks I […]

Great news for women in Western Massachusetts. Laura Fortin in Holyoke, MA has completed the PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist Training & Certification Course, and is set to start serving women in her community.
Thanks for your hard work and dedication to this field, Laura! I know that postpartum women in MA will be grateful to have […]

I am pleased to announce that women in Hartford, CT and Rhode Island now have a professional Placenta Encapsulation Specialist to turn to for their postpartum recovery needs.
Stacie Mandeville has recently completed her training and is ready to start taking care of clients.
Thanks for your hard work and dedication to this field, Stacie. […]

This story is disturbing to me, both on a professional and personal level. Assuming these allegations are true, then there has been a serious breach of trust. Trust is the one thing that birthing women need in order to feel safe and birth their babies in the way Nature intended. This has shaken the natural […]

The Miami Maternity Center is responding to the situation, and saying that there are many false allegations in the original press release.
This statement from Shari Daniels was passed on to me, so I wanted to post it here:

“…I would like to thank all my friends in midwifery who have called, stopped by and/or […]

Update 1.3.09:
I am not saying the allegations leveled at this birth center are true. I received the press release, and IF the things stated are true, then it is a very grievous situation and breach of trust. I will continue to post updates to this situation as news comes in.
Original Post 1.1.09:
On Christmas Eve, […]

Happy New Year!
I hope you are having a fabulous holiday season, and that your new year is filled with blessings. Thanks for helping make 2008 one of the best years ever.
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