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February 2023

One of the first messages we get when we become pregnant is to focus on the baby, but often, that comes across as confusing, because we are trained to…
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January 2023

I don’t generally do trigger warnings on my writing. I simply share what’s true for me. This one is a lot, tho. You might want to grab a cup and get…
We’ve been coming into Austin for 30+ years to find amazing food that can accomodate our various diets. I was vegetarian for 17 years; our whole family…
Let me preface this by saying, I don't think technology is either evil or savior. I always look for the 3rd path to follow. However, AI is one of the…
Sometimes, the root cause of a problem isn’t easy to uncover. It’s hard to acknowledge something if nobody’s willing to admit it exists. Fear of…
Hi, friend. Happy 2023! It’s my birthday month, so I can tap into the feelings of renewal and expansion ahead, even if we’ve still got a lot of winter…
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October 2022

It’s October now - and the past 2+ weeks have been a strange and disorienting blur, culminating in my having a 3-day stay at the hospital, battling…

September 2022

Fire cider is the name of an herbal vinegar tonic that’s been made since the late ‘70's. It’s an excellent example of something that’s both “medicine…
In loving memory of Emma Louise Davis (Balog) - 9/3/1940 - 1/19/2011 first draft published in 2014 My mama would have been 82 today. She turned 41 the…

August 2022

Don't feed the tigers. In the pre-modern world, when humans lived in the wilds, women had to go on with daily life regardless of pregnancy. If they were…
Why does it seem like the majority of women simply give birth in hospital and do what their doctor tells them, without much concern or complaint? Maybe…