Risky Play Perspectives
I just wrapped up reading the book “Old Fashioned on Purpose” by Jill Winger. In it she has an in depth chapter about her approach to raising children. I love how she claims to be no expert but is…
Category Just for Fun
What I’ve Learned from 3 Moves with Kids
There is packing for vacation then there is packing up your entire life… This is our third move with kids and I have certainly learned a thing or two. So I thought I would share some of the things that…
Reflections on My 17 years in Hawaii
I moved to Hawaii 17 years ago, fresh out of graduate school and ready to take on the world. I was 22 and had spent my entire life in the Boston area, not once dreaming of Hawaii. Everything changed…
3 Tips for Easy Healthy Living
As we jump into Fall and before the whirlwind of the holidays is upon us, I think it’s a great time to focus on returning to easy, healthy habits that can carry you through the holiday season. Here is what…
The Holistic Birth Dream Team
When I gave birth, 8 and 5 ½ years ago, my dream team was my husband along with the luck of the draw on doctor on call and nurse on duty. This is the case for SOOO many women…
Re-Igniting Your Passions within Motherhood
Let’s explore the second element of my R.I.S.E model- Ignite! It wasn’t until I got re-inspired myself that my mind started clearing and I began to unearth my creativity, passions and feel lit up for reasons beyond being a…
Pause, sit, observe- Lessons from the Ocean
Going into the archives with this newsletter article from Summer 2023… Debating on resurrecting Surf Mom Strong… but for now I thought this was a wonderful article for the heat of summer, Enjoy! As I embark on my new…
Soul-Aligned Motherhood is OPEN!
I want to take a few moments and share something with you that I am so excited to have finally birthed into this world… no it’s not another baby, but it is a program. A program I have mulled…
Guest Writer, Courtney Kessler- Perspectives on my Natural Birth
2 Things I’d Do Differently for Natural Birth by guest writer Courtney Kessler, OTR/L As a mother of two, each pregnancy and birth were a little bit different. Birthing classes were the best tool that helped me to realize…
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Becoming a Mother
There’s 100s of things I wish I had been told but if I had to pick just 1 it is this… Becoming a mother isn’t an overnight thing… except in the physical form. Yes, one day you don’t have a…