

Why I do this
I stand before you as a guide through the landscape of pregnancy to the powerful birth of your child. I am inclined toward authenticity...


Story of the HBAC butter baby
What is a Butter Baby? A butter baby is a baby that comes out as smooth as butter; easy, creamy and well, yummy. What is an HBAC? An HBAC...


Home or Hospital: Solid reasons home birth may be better for you and your baby.
Home birth offers a solid start to secure attachment. When your baby has minimal separation from you, in the first hours following...


And this came through
I spent the weekend in the best possible way. Spirit Weavers Gathering with my mother and daughter. One highlight was a writing workshop...


Me
I stand before you as a guide through the landscape of pregnancy to the powerful birth of your child. I am inclined toward authenticity...


Connecting to my people with my name: Penelope Jupiter Zela
My Grandfather Peter Zelapagos was born of Lithuanian immigrant parents in Chicago. They experienced teasing and discrimination for...


Thank God Popular Culture Has some Depth these days
Growing up I felt like an outsider. I never understood most of why I was supposed to think the way they wanted me to in elementary...


An anecdote about anecdotal evidence
Where does the name anecdotal evidence come from? Indeed our own experience would give us emperical evidence. Anecdotal is a word that...