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GAPS diet: Embracing fat & bacteria
GAPS diet loves saturated fat Two things that are big no-nos in most American diets are fat and bacteria. We do everything we can to avoid them, trimming meats and using substitutions in recipes, and...
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GAPS diet: The holistic approach to family eating
GAPS diet is a family affair As I’ve written about the GAPS diet and my family’s experience with it, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what to do when one member of the family is a picky...
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GAPS diet: Getting a picky eater to eat
distracted eater Soon after we started the GAPS diet, I made the difficult decision to start helping my son eat. This goes against pretty much everything I believe about children and their bodies,...
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It’s hard to be “THAT” mom
Yes, this is how weird I feel So I’m back to blogging, but I’m still struggling with what to write about. I started my blog because I was so passionate about natural parenting — unmedicated birth,...
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Taking a moment to count my blessings
a child reminds us to enjoy life, not stuff This week was unusually difficult for me. I’ve been tired and hormonal, and I swear the super moon did a number on my psyche. To top it all off, I heard...
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Getting ready for Baby #3
Mama Eve sonogram I‘ve thought a lot about how I wanted to write this post and what I wanted to say . . . and decided I just needed to come out and say it. I’m expecting baby #3, due around...
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13 weeks pregnant: Minivan lust
Me and my real dream car -- not the minivan dream car Somewhere along the way I decided I wanted a minivan. I have no idea why — it’s about the furthest thing from “me” that I could ever imagine. My...
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How much about death, dying, and grief should we tell our children?
what is the best way to talk to children about grief? This weekend I went to visit my grandmother in another state, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. My parents and sister and her...
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It’s only taken me 34 years to accept life has ups and downs
Yesterday I went on a bit of a Facebook rant after a friend asked me if I was enjoying this quiet time and if I needed some projects to keep me busy. I wasn’t exactly sure how to respond, so I just let...
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I’m going on maternity leave!
When I became pregnant again, I knew there would come a time when it was time to stop blogging for a while. After skipping posts last week and not even stopping by my other favorite parenting blogs to...
View ArticleWhy I no longer practice Attachment Parenting
I’ve had a long, slow breakup with Attachment Parenting. As a new mom I was drawn to the hippie vibe of carrying my baby and sleeping next to him. I wanted to be that earth mama who had a cosmic...
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