Progressive Parenting

My guest tonight is Tamara Tait. We will be talking about VBACS and the VBAC Summit and what you need to know about your choices and rights.  Trained as a midwife and marriage and family therapist Tamara has a varied background in women’s reproductive health activism and has been working in maternal, infant and child health for the last seven years. Tamara has a deep interest in the sustainability of the midwifery profession and politics as it relates to birth. Currently pursuing a Phd in Family Therapy, her research interests focus on exploring mental health issues that are pervasive during the childbearing year particularly the experience of postpartum depression, post traumatic stress associated with birth and perinatal bereavement. Tamara serves as the Southeast representative on the board of the Midwives Alliance of North America, is the current president of Florida Friends of Midwives, founder of The Monarch Collective and the owner of The Gathering Place in Miami, Florida.

Homeschooling is increasing in popularity at an extremely high rate; many estimates place the growth rate between 7% and 15% per year (Reaching the Homeschool Market by Mark Lardas in Tdmonthly magazine, October 2003).   More and more parents are deciding to homeschool some need more information about how to go about it. My guest tonight is Talitha Seibel of Momstinct {blog}. She is a homeschooling mother of 4 in Atlanta Georgia. She is a second generation homeschooler.  Call in with question or comments 

It's been 2 weeks since I spoke with Christy, my life coach. Terrified to do tonights show. I haven't done anything I was suposed to do  and I feel terrible. Wish me luck!    After years of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results I have finally decided to call in an expert. 30 self help books later I am still not the person I want to be. I feel like I am stuck and I want out! So I called Christy Farr, she is a life coach who I have featured on my radio show Progressive Parenting. And away we go! 

I can't believe it's been a week since my last call with Christy my life coach! I've managed to release over 72 things from my life and countles bags of paper work! Wondering what left I have private to sift through tonight! :0   After years of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results I have finally decided to call in an expert. 30 self help books later I am still not the person I want to be. I feel like I am stuck and I want out! So I called Christy Farr, she is a life coach who I have featured on my radio show Progressive Parenting. And away we go!   

Last weeks show ended with me talking about my sex life! Yeesh! I doubt I could be more transparent. We shall see, I am oddly not so scared about tonight. Ya know?  After years of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results I have finally decided to call in an expert. 30 self help books later I am still not the person I want to be. I feel like I am stuck and I want out! So I called Christy Farr, she is a life coach who I have featured on my radio show Progressive Parenting. And away we go! 

Installment 4, Last session with Christie had me identifying the voice that tells me I suck. Whew, that was rough. I'm afraid to see what will fall out tonight but (deep breath) here we go. After years of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results I have finally decided to call in an expert. 30 self help books later I am still not the person I want to be. I feel like I am stuck and I want out! So I called Christy Farr, she is a life coach who I have featured on my radio show Progressive Parenting. And away we go! 

Heal the Mother, Heal the Baby: Nutrition, Gut Health, the Enteric Nervous System & Breastfeeding The internal terrain reflects itself in the external terrain in a myriad of ways that may well explain many breastfeeding problems. Gut health and integrity drives the nature of the enteric nervous system, thus the implications for well-being are significant. When the maternal body’s reaction to imbalance results in a pro-inflammatory response, a cascade of disease processes may result. Maternal health and well-being, post-partum depression, food allergies, milk supply, PCOS, tongue-tie, reflux, "high-need" infant behavior, slow growth, failure to thrive and numerous feeding difficulties may all find origins in the integrity and vitality of the mother’s internal terrain. In attending to the health of the maternal gut, while supporting the infant in his own healing, we may find that many breastfeeding problems are resolved both acutely and chronically. In a discussion of maternal gut health, the function of the enteric nervous system and the implications for infant gut integrity, we will come to a deeper understanding of why healing the mother's gut may well be integral to successfully addressing a wide array of breastfeeding difficulties. Join my GUest Jennifer Tow BFA, IBCLC as we discuss this important topic  

This is our third installment and I have dropped the ball and need to face the music. Join  Christy Farr  my life coach.  and I as we have a real life sit down and discuss how I am going to make the life changes I need 

My guest is Jennifer Tow, BFA, IBCLC practices Holistic Lactation. Currently residing in Paris, she was in private practice for 12 years in CT, prior to which she coordinated a hospital-based peer counselor program. Through Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC and Intuitive Health Network, Jennifer relies on her 22 years of passionate information-gathering, education and training in holistic practices to provide holistic lactation consulting, parent education and mentoring to families. She offers workshops to parents and health care providers on topics related to infant feeding, attachment and holistic practices. She focuses on healing infant trauma, the inter-dependent relationship between maternal and infant gut health and the synergy of maternal-infant physiology, form and function, including tongue-tie. Having established a reputation for working with parents to resolve complex problems, Jennifer works with clients internationally, primarily through Skype. Tonights discussion is on Tongue-Tie (and also tongue tie) 

Join Dr. Bob Sears as we discuss the uproar over TIME magazines cover photo of a 3 year old nursing. This cover has started the conversation about what is normal when it comes to breastfeeding.  Attachment parenting has come under fire as being "extreme" or taxing for parents. Dr. Sears will talk about this story and answer questions you have regarding "extended" nursing. 

The second installment of my real life attempt at getting unstuck. Christy Farr  is my life coach. This is week two and our second session together. My life up till now has been me doing the same stuff over and over getting the same results. 

  After years of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results I have finally decided to call in an expert. 30 self help books later I am still not the person I want to be. I feel like I am stuck and I want out! So I called Christy Farr, she is a life coach who I have featured on my radio show Progressive Parenting. So here I am at the beginning of a new Journey for me. This first step has been so hard to make. I HATE asking for help. I HATE admitting I may need help, with anything including; lifting furniture, opening jars, or even breastfeeding!  But I've made that first step. Maybe it was hard to make because I knew if I did it I would have to share it. How can I go around telling parents they aren't alone and not share this journey of change with my readers/listeners? So I will be doing this under a magnifying glass, but I have made peace with that (gulp). Tonight will be my first show. Feel free to call in and cheer me on or share your thoughts. 

Our guest tonight will be Dr Barbara Morrison. We will discuss what happens in hospitals and how it is not natural, it puts all births at higher risk. A woman's body can function very well on its own if left alone.  How important it is for kangaroo care and breastfeeding to start immediately after birth.  Check out her site at http://www.drbarbcnm.com/

Did you know... …90% of all childhood sexual abuse occurs by someone with whom the child knows and has a trusted, established relationship, not by a stranger. …According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, statistics show that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys are sexually exploited before they reach adulthood, yet less than 35% of those assaults are reported to the authorities. …Childhood sexual abuse occurs among ALL socioeconomic, educational, racial, and cultural groups in the United States and in the world. …In the majority of cases of childhood sexual abuse, most predators gain access to their victims by enticement and deception, seldom by using force. Pattie Fitzgerald of the Safely Ever After Program will be joining us and discussing ways to protect our children from sexual predators.

The Other Baby Book guides new and expecting mamas on a journey past “shoulds” and “musts,” back to the heart of true joy and connection. Massaro and Katz throw off the shackles of profit-driven companies and popular yet potentially harmful baby-rearing practices, and offer moms simple but profound ways to support the mother-baby relationship.