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The Girl Who Climbed A Moonbeam
A week ago today I wrote the first draft of my first Children's story. I was so excited about it I read it to everyone lucky enough to catch my eye, and revised it several times on Saturday. Sunday...
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The Cure For Fear
I used to have these nightmares. A monster I couldn't see chased me getting closer and closer and I couldn't run. When I tried to scream for help only a soft hissing air escaped my throat and I'd wake...
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A Ceremony of Release
Alone in the dark, she sat among flickering tea lights and swirls of incense smoke. In her hands she held a sheaf of handwritten letters to the Universe, letters into which she'd poured all her hurt,...
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Mental Illness, the Media & Personal Responsibility
When I committed to healing myself of Major Depressive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder so that I could be the mother that my toddler deserved, I had no idea how I would accomplish that...
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Merry Christmas, Mommy's Dead
"It was not quite two days after my twelfth Christmas when I awoke to a soft masculine voice calling my name. Moonlight slipped through the closed blinds of the windows at the head and the side of my...
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Fat-Shame: Yet Another Ridiculous Human Hang Up
Most people are so far removed from the natural world they can't reconcile their human brain with their animal body. Many people think of obesity, mental illness, and illness in general as personal...
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The Power of Butt-Shaking
I just had an ecstatic experience of the likes I had only ever previously before experienced in a sacred space. With today's blog post I hope I can help you have one too!What do I mean by ecstatic...
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The Importance of Self-Lovin'
Consider this blog post an experiential meditation. Sit some place comfortable, minimize distractions, relax and have a journal handy.To begin, aim your palms at the ground or touch the ground and...
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5 Ways to Improve Your Mood Right Now
Here are five things you can do RIGHT NOW to improve how you feel. Do one, two or all. In any order. Just do it NOW!1 Change your physiology. Act like you feel good. Make your face reflect the...
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Anger, and Four Steps to Letting Go
I look forward to the day when, like the Dalai Lama, I feel bliss every waking moment. I'm not there yet, but I console myself with the acknowledgement that I am closer than I used to be.When I sat...
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How & Why I Quit Sugar & Junk
It came out on my birthday! Must have been meant for me to see. :D Four weeks ago today, I committed myself to cutting refined sugars and flours, junk food, fast food, and all that crap out of my diet...
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Birthing My Rainbow Baby - VBAC, Gestational Diabetes
All photos about taken by Mackenzie Heacox of Lake Mary, Florida. Hover over images to read the captions.My first son's birth was an amazing, empowering home birth, and I wrote that story as the...
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What Makes Caring for Newborns Easier (& What Mamas Need)
First days home This is the blog post I wish I'd read after giving birth to my first son in 2009 - all the stuff I wish I'd known when my firstborn was first born, all the stuff that's making new...
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