Category Archives: TRANSFORMING the conversation about pregnancy

Acknowledgements to the women I interviewed for the book

The Loving the Pregnant You book would not be possible without all the women who told me their pregnancy and childbirth stories! A very special “Thank you!” goes out to all the moms who generously gave of their time and themselves to tell me their pregnancy and childbirth experiences for the book. I am so inspired…

Remember, you’ve never done this before

If you’ve never played racquetball, you can’t expect to be a champion after your first match. The same holds true for being pregnant. You can’t expect to be immediately good at it. Even if you’ve been pregnant before, you’ve never experienced this pregnancy before. Aspects will be different and you may feel differently. You are…

Support an Expectant Mom, Support the “Loving the Pregnant You” message

The Loving the Pregnant You book crowdfunding publishing campaign is underway! What is a crowdfunding publishing campaign? It’s a fancy term which means… …readers can buy advance copies of the Loving the Pregnant You book for a fee that’s less than retail cost + taxes + shipping (i.e., can get a good deal!) while financially…

Being pregnant AND sexy: sometimes you must explore to discover what works

Weight gain and body shape changes are something every expectant mom deals with. The physical shifts can be uncomfortable, dismaying… and even panic producing. How does a woman deal with this in an empowering way? She wants to find and focus on what works for her. She wants to take on an exploratory mindset. That’s…

Look to yourself – not others – for “approval”

I advise moms to look for what resonates with them and to make the choices that will truly work best for them – regardless of what others think, do, or say. And, this advice is always met with enthusiasm and/or relief. Of course we want to do that. That's the only course of action that makes any…

FREE ONLINE Pregnancy Conference

I want to personally invite you to an exciting event coming up at the end of next week – January 17 and 18. Loving the Pregnant You is partnering with My Healthy Beginning to bring you The Empower Your Pregnancy Online Conference in a one of a kind and easily accessible event aiming to educate…

Loving the Mom that You Are

What I want for the clients of Loving the Pregnant You first and foremost is for each of you to love the pregnant you, to like who you are and how you’re approaching your unique pregnancy journey. You won’t enjoy all moments or everything about being pregnant, certainly. Yet, with a conscious intention to discover…

Why We Love Being Moms

It can be easy to complain about our kids or to talk about how much we need a break from our parenting responsibilities. Real easy. I could probably rattle off my top 5 kid complaints pretty quickly. (I'm not going to do that right now, however, because I'm writing a blog entitled, "Why We Love Being Moms"……

Women are helpful… Mommies are VERY helpful

Women are awesome. They are often so very willing to help…especially Mommies. When I had pregnancy-related questions and when I am in the need of parenting help, I know who to go to. Other Moms! They always have ideas, encouragement, and support. Too often we have concerns and then when someone offers to support us in…

Do you want to go with the default?

We're moving into the holiday season. It's a time of year when many of us feel we have to follow a prescribed program of holiday preparations, traditions, and end-of-year rushes and projects. It's easy to go on "autopilot" and not even consider whether we have to or want to do the things that are showing up…