Plant Based Foods for Grounding Your Energy
As the crisp autumn air turns to the biting cold of winter, a sense of disconnection can creep in. The vibrant colors of nature fade, replaced by a stark landscape, and the shorter days can...
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16 Ways to Naturally Help Pregnancy Hip Pain
Hip pain was always my first and last symptom of pregnancy. With my son, my hips didn’t stop bothering me until I was several months postpartum and only then because I started going to the...
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How to Make a Simple 4 Ingredient DIY Natural Wild Orange Lip Balm
Ever since I had PUPPPs, my skin is stupid sensitive. Even the most gentle of things breaks me out in itchy hives even though I’m 4 months postpartum (There are still patches of PUPPPs rash...
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My PUPPPS Journey
All Rainbows & Unicorns With my daughter, I had the easiest pregnancy (and birth) ever. It didn’t even seem real until I started showing. Each day I would wake up in a surreal daze, wondering...
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How to Manage Anxiety Naturally
The Struggle With Anxiety Anxiety has plagued me my entire life. When I was growing up, it was social anxiety that left me frozen and silent. I never participated in any group activities. No sports,...
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The Correct Way to Take Castor Oil to Kickstart Labor With No Ill Effects
“Due” Time It’s important to know that a due date means a whole lot of nothing. Although 40 weeks is the standard full term, anywhere from 38 to 42 weeks is ideally where you should...
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How to Prepare Your Body for a Natural Labor and Birth
The vast majority of us can successfully have a natural labor and delivery. We have evolved to do so. Nature ensures that we procreate so that we don’t die out. Our society has become very...
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How to Formulate an All Natural, Hospital Birth Plan
My baby was born on Valentine’s day, my Papa’s birthday. The best gift we ever received. People talk about spoiling her. Have we? Can’t we wait to? That they will. The truth is, though, that this...
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How to Pack a Minimalist Hospital Bag
Focusing on minimalism when packing your hospital bag is beneficial for this new chapter in your life, trust me. It helps when everything can seem so overwhelming, to keep things simple and easy to navigate....
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My 2 Ingredient DIY All Purpose, All Natural Cleaner
Photo by Hermes Rivera The world has gotten a little crazy with some cleaning supplies. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a type A neat freak germa-phobe, but I’m not about to spray toxic chemicals on everything...
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