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Did you say "Meaty Vagina?" You're an Idiot.
As a family nurse practitioner, when the time is right, the child mature enough, and the parents on the same page, I talk with my...

Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 5, 20227 min read
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You're So Sensitive
Without any apology, I admit to being the "too much girl." My mom regularly told me I was too sensitive. My school teachers always told...

Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 1, 20227 min read
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Irritable Bowel: Pharmaceutical Multibillion Dollar Gold Mine
IBS is one of the most common digestive orders and one of the most common disorders we see in our office. It is so common, in fact, that...

Dr. Penny Lane
Mar 7, 20224 min read
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Mind Programming: For Better or Worse
Many years ago, when I was a younger nurse and my littles were still quite young, I was quite active in the world of #breastfeeding. This...

Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 11, 20227 min read
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Meditation for Beginners
This week I've stumbled across a number of new studies on the benefits of #meditation and I am even more excited about where we are going...

Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 1, 20225 min read
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Chaotic Life?
This has been my story most of my life. My mother always said I did too much and it aggravated me because well, I did it all quite well....

Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 20, 20228 min read
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Dishwasher Revelations
My former spouse, as you may know, is #autistic. He has particular nuances. We - as in I - learned his rules to help his anxiety, to...

Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 15, 20219 min read
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Getting Your Feet Under You: Muladhara
The past few weeks, I've been studying a little bit about our energy bodies. We have them; MRIs measure them as do EEGs. We just avoid...

Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 8, 20214 min read
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Getting the Love You Want: Book Club Read
Self-help books are often incredibly light reads, maybe too light for me honestly, as they are so, sort of, surface level that they don't...

Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 6, 20216 min read
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Disappoint Someone on Purpose
I had some time today so a client of mine hung out just a bit after her prenatal so we could lament about the challenges of being the...

Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 17, 20218 min read
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Ending Your Legacy of Deprivation
I am guilty. I often make myself the martyr. I don't necessarily do this to people please, but because I feel like it is the only right...

Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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Anxiety in the Not-so-Littles
Anxiety disorders are prevalent among adolescents, and this one hits home for me, as my otherwise confident and charismatic son is nearly...

Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 15, 20213 min read
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Anorexia & Vitamin Deficiencies
This is an issue, I believe, we really do look at backwards. I suppose it is easier to blame to person when as clinicians we are lost in...

Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 3, 202110 min read
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Pranayama: Introduction to One's Breath
From ancient times we have understood that breath is vital to life. Root languages often utilize the same word for breath as they do for spirit, life force, even God. While normal, unconscious breathing is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, the breath is readily accessible to conscious control and can therefore provide a link between our conscious mind and our anatomy, physiology, deeper emotional states, and our deepest spiritual potential. It is this unique quality

Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 23, 20216 min read
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Yoga is for Everyone
Since ancient times, yoga has been continuously adapted to suit the needs of individuals from different times, cultures, and traditions....

Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 21, 20216 min read
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Alcoholism: Understanding the Underlying Cause
My mother was an alcoholic by definition. She certainly drank more than four #beers a week, but I don't think I ever identified as having...

Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 15, 20217 min read
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Optimal Care in Childbirth by Goer & Romano
There really aren't many author duos that compare to Henci #Goer and Amy #Romano so this book was a safe investment, in spite it being an...

Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 6, 20219 min read
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Working Yourself Into the Ground
Yep, I've been there. I think I assumed doing so was evidence I was healed from prior #traumas. I received poor midwifery care, nearly...

Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 13, 20216 min read
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Bach Flower Remedies for Women
by Judy Ramsell Howard Bach Remedies are growing in popularity as more healthcare consumers not only seek more natural approaches to...

Dr. Penny Lane
May 17, 20213 min read
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Pain Management without Narcotics
There are a number of reasons the clinician should be familiar with non-pharmacologic methods for pain control. Our current opioid crisis...

Dr. Penny Lane
May 6, 20215 min read
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