This may prove to be a rant post that I'll later delete, and I try really hard not to be overly reactive about the gross dysfunction in...

My youngest daughter is seven. She's in first grade and very gentle-spirited. She likes to follow the rules and make other people happy;...

Ten years ago now, I completed my doctoral work surrounding one of the most controversial topics in #homebirth: neonatal outcomes....

Yesterday I wrote a bit about maternal and child outcomes being pretty catastrophic here in the United States which I relate to the...

Maternal mortality is a marker of national health and well-being. While far too many have the perception that our country offers...

It is a little bit wild to think I haven't written about #domesticviolence before. It is a very intimate discussion for me; one I am...

Every single class I teach, either at the graduate level or within the undergraduate #nursing program, the issue of burn out comes up...

I am a critical thinker in healthcare, a critical thinker in everything education, and also a critical thinker of our cultural practices....

If you're new here, I love old books, particularly on medicine and midwifery, botanicals and raising a family. Witches were the women...

Upwards of 70 percent of women suffer #migraines associated with their menstrual flow and I can't tell you how grateful I am to not be...

If you follow my practice, read my blog, have joined any of my educational programs, or even follow me on social media, then you're aware...

We do live in an amazing time. Women are more and more becoming embolden to speak their voice and really live in their truth. We are...

There has never been a moment in my life where I can't remember being the one to watch out for others. This doesn't make me better; it's...

This really shouldn't come as any surprise because, well, I am female. While not every woman has a history of rape or child molestation,...

There are a number of ways, endless ways, that we differ. We are more different than we are the same to be honest, but today when I was...

Tonight I was cleaning out my file cabinet and found a large hanging file titled, "Nursing & Midwifery BS." One would think that my own...

This may be a surprise to you, as it was to me, but #bisexual women experience disproportionately poorer health outcomes in comparison to...

Managing pain during all stages of labor is a key priority for midwives and expectant mommas. This has mainly been addressed with...

Always interested in matters of women's health and as you know, an avid collector of antique books, I pulled A Marriage Manual off my...

When I was working through my initial 200 hour yoga teacher training, one of my assignments was to offer the benefits and risks of a...