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My Grandma Is Not A Hippie
Editor's Note: This essay was originally written in honor of my grandmother's 100th birthday in 2018. It was updated upon her passing in May 2022, with!-->…
Make America’s Children Healthy (Again): Part One
It is habitual for world leaders to point the finger at the disadvantages children face in less economically-advanced nations. It is a way to mobilize attention…
MilkDrunk, A Play: The “Vagina Monologues” For Breastfeeding…
"MilkDrunk is to breastfeeding what The Vagina Monologues is to women's sexuality: a curtain-ripping revelation on a world hidden in plain sight. MilkDrunk's…
Midwife Jennie Joseph: Undermining A Deadly Maternal Health System
Deeply horrified by the American medical model's treatment of pregnant women and babies when she arrived in the United States in the 80s, British-trained…
How Climate Change Will Shift Our Consciousness: An Interview With…
How will climate change impact our human consciousness? How are consciousness-raising movements like #MeToo bringing to light enculturated trauma that will…
March for Moms, #MeToo, Birth Trauma, And Ending Medical Model Patriarchy
Dawn Thompson of Improving Birth and Lisa Reagan, Kindred's editor, connect the dots between America's failed maternal health, the patriarchal medical…
The ‘On-Demand’ Life and the Basic Needs of Babies
A nurturing and responsive environment is a buffer against toxic stress.
Negative Childhood Experiences Can Lead People To Believe In Conspiracy…
Belief in conspiracy theories stems – in part – from negative early childhood experiences with caregivers, new research has shown.
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Should Black Women Lean In? Or Lean Out? Muffy Mendoza’s TED Talk
Should Black Women Lean In? Or Lean Out?
https://youtu.be/TXcEYHTdhl4
At heart, she is an advocate for Black mothers who believes Black parents can be!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
How to Get on the Path to Self Actualization
Maslow had advice for those who wanted to become self-actualizers. Self-actualization refers to optimizing one's potential. How does that happen? In…