Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork Wisdom

My passion is reading, and now I help parents transform their children from struggling and/or reluctant readers into more passionate and proficient readers. (1) How did reading become your passion? (2) Why don't kids read? (3) How can parents get their kids to read? (4) What do you do as a parent to get your own three kids reading? (5) What does every parent need to know? I am on a mission to...

We have been married for 23 years and have been parents for 22 years. We managed two careers and two daughters while completing four degrees between us. We are now parents to a teenager and a young adult. MORE ABOUT THEM: Married couple, entrepreneurs, speakers, filmmakers, and best-selling authors Edward and Christina Sledge wrote and published their memoir, The Story of Christina and I. Their me...

I personally missed motherhood which is why, as a Motherhood Story Coach, I am creating a movement of conversation, education, and empowerment for women who are still on their way to motherhood. The status quo silence of our culture contributes to a mindset that we are just supposed to know how to become and be moms and that we have to do it alone. I consider this a mindset "virus" that...

* At 38, I decided that having kids was more important to me than finding a partner. * This started my journey of becoming a single mom by choice, using an anonymous sperm donor * At 40, I gave birth to my daughter! * Now, I am raising my 4-year-old, working full time, writing, and trying to find time for hobbies. * A large part of my focus has been normalizing our mommy & kid family and makin...

Stress from moving   Going from thinking she didn’t want kids to falling in love with being a Mom   Tandem nursing   Nursing aversion   How she realized those breastfeeding / chestfeeding past the first year need more support   After her experience with nursing through pregnancy, tandem nursing, and nursing aversion, she founded Breastfeeding Beyond Babyhood, an online event all about supporting a...

James and I have another fantastic conversation! PAST EPISODES: His story: https://youtu.be/LzD1IOMG83w Toxins in the home: https://youtu.be/iP0yqW3VUYY 5 Part Exercise Series: https://youtu.be/rbuWE-L-vbEhttps://youtu.be/rcFi7unrqishttps://youtu.be/Aioudsjgqrchttps://youtu.be/qwpaErMK7_Ihttps://youtu.be/V9prlDaF3A4 SOME OF WHAT WE COVERED TODAY: GENETICS & EPIGENETICS: What you need to know a...

I'm a stay-at-home dad to two boys under the age of 4 years. To manage my stress, I place an emphasis on mental and physical activity - basketball, beach volleyball, tennis, yoga, meditation, chess, and sleep. I do one of these activities five out of seven days a week. How I stay focused and provide a formula to this practice. How I can accomplish everything while taking care of my sons 90% of...

Today we took a deeper dive from our first interview and discussed faith, how God gets us through, helping others, the growing FB group and lots of insight on how we can help women more. Three 2nd-trimester losses Navigating blood clotting disorders and having an incompetent cervix Scared to try again and worried as hell when I am pregnant Sharing my story and how it helps me cope I want anyone to...

Even as a pediatrician, I was completely overwhelmed when my daughter was born. I struggled with both the everyday chaos of being an exhausted new parent and some of the deeper pains of physical recovery and postpartum depression and anxiety. At each turn, with each new challenge, I found myself unable to find a source of guidance and support that didn’t seem to make things more complicated or giv...

I was a single parent with my oldest Decided to become a SAHM when I married 7yrs later Lost my identity in motherhood and fell into depression Realized that while I loved my children..."motherhood" wasn't so great You CAN actually love your children, but hate motherhood (oxymoron...right...) Discovered purpose and ended self-sacrifice Became the woman that I loved...which made me a much better mo...

* TTC after two years of marriage * Discovered infertility issues * Pursued foster care, international adoption, and finally, domestic infant adoption * Have adopted three children from the same birth mother (all at birth) and fostered 10 more * Wrote children's book on adoption to help fund the last adoption (but was unable to get it published at the time) * Went to work as admin/marketing/birth...

I had three miscarriages. One lost pregnancy was at 7 months. Finally, I birthed three beautiful girls Healing from my miscarriages How to become pregnant when ovulation is only a few times a year The emotional impact of infertility Divorced children at three years, four years, six years Maintaining the father figure for my girls after divorce Experience with in-laws after divorce How to emotional...

Jen grew up in dysfunction, and at 14 had her first abortion, at 15 she had her second abortion. She started dating her husband of 25 years in her Junior year of high school and married at 22. She took Jesus as her Savior about a year after they were married, and started her healing journey from those abortions. Jen now counsels through Crisis Pregnancy Center to help other women learn about Jesus...

Traci Keen is the CEO of Mate Fertility, one of the fastest-growing, venture-backed fertility startups in America. They're on a mission to bring high-tech clinics to every underserved market in the US— while delivering care for a fraction of the traditional cost. While 30% of traditional clinics won't even serve the LGBTQ+ community, or single women, Mate has taken an inclusion-first approach, giv...

I loved this candid interview with Terry about losing his Dad and Grandmother to cancer, his incredible career, having a daughter, and teaching us all how to die from cancer himself. From Terry: I have learned many things as a parent and throughout my life that have helped me. One of those things is what I call my 4 Truths: 1. Control your mind or your mind will control you. 2. Embrace the pain an...

* I married a man who had been divorced and already had 2 young children. * We talked about kids before we committed to marriage. We pretty quickly added two more kids to our blended family. * Our first baby was my first and his third baby. * I had expectations about family life and motherhood that turned out to not match my reality. Both as a mom and a stepmom. * Today I am a life coach who suppo...

BIGGEST TAKEAWAY: MAKE ONE EASY CHANGE WITHOUT STRESS: OUTLINE: Pollutants and pesticides do cross the placenta History’s Pendulum for creating new products How Chemicals enter your body Epigenetic Effects of Toxins on Pregnancy Three considerations for making healthful changes 4 Action-Steps for a Healthier Baby / Pregnancy / Household WATER INGREDIENTS (both household & nutritionally) INTUIT...

-18 yr old daughter who wants to drop out of community college and work multiple jobs so she can move out and be independent -17-year-old son plays travel baseball, is decent in school, and just wants to be an athlete and thinks his goal in life is to be a professional baseball player and to be good-looking - thinks he should be a male model -so many trials and tribulations with kids! -kids being...

Mother of four but it was quite the journey to achieve this due to my fertility journey. Shelley is the Author of self-help books, Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book, and Good Grief: The A to Z Approach of Modern Day Grief Healing. FIND HER HERE: Website: https://shelleyfknight.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShelleyFKnight/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelleyfknight/ Twitter: htt...

For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness education company that teaches the Five Holistic Foundations of fertility, pre & postpartum timeframes: (1) Breathing, (2) Movement, (3) Nutrition, (4) Lifestyle, and (5) Thoughts. His philosophies are most often a blend of the ancient wisdom of...

For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness education company that teaches the Five Holistic Foundations of fertility, pre & postpartum timeframes: (1) Breathing, (2) Movement, (3) Nutrition, (4) Lifestyle, and (5) Thoughts. His philosophies are most often a blend of the ancient wisdom of...

For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness education company that teaches the Five Holistic Foundations of fertility, pre & postpartum timeframes: (1) Breathing, (2) Movement, (3) Nutrition, (4) Lifestyle, and (5) Thoughts. His philosophies are most often a blend of the ancient wisdom of...

For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness education company that teaches the Five Holistic Foundations of fertility, pre & postpartum timeframes: (1) Breathing, (2) Movement, (3) Nutrition, (4) Lifestyle, and (5) Thoughts. His philosophies are most often a blend of the ancient wisdom of...

For 20% off James' programs, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/ James Goodlatte is the founder of Fit For Birth, a holistic fitness education company that teaches the Five Holistic Foundations of fertility, pre & postpartum timeframes: (1) Breathing, (2) Movement, (3) Nutrition, (4) Lifestyle, and (5) Thoughts. His philosophies are most often a blend of the ancient wisdom of...

Being a dad is the biggest honor a man receives since I can't have kids, it was a blessing to adopt my wife's son after we got married being a parent is rewarding but is also difficult at times: being there and dealing with heartbreaks both with relationships and watching our son get hurt playing sports and then not being able to play, dealing with attitude issues and pushing back on house rules Y...