U. Without yoU I have no practice, No bellies to admire, no mamas to massage. No one to hand hankies to when we cry tears of despair, and tears of joy. My heart is full. My wish for you this ThanksGiving is that you have a practice of gratitude. I am in gratitude for folks […]
Field Report From South Texas: Photo credit: Steve Farris The beautiful Alejandra was visiting her family in South Texas while her Aunts were visiting from Mexico. Her Aunt mentioned that when she was pregnant with her third child she was bleeding, put on bed rest, stressed. She went to see Conchita la Sobandera, a local […]
Hey Loves! Trey (my hubs) just gave me the thumbs-up for ten more chickens (yay, eggs!), and I want to get the cabbage going with this cool type of “extreme” gardening. And I’m feeling feisty cause it’s ’bout to be my favorite holiday! That’s me and my Halloween girlfriend Vampire Marilyn (Maria Hooper) So I’m […]
Hey Loves ~ I’m not sure how, but I’ve gotten on the birth radar for processing placentas. I had to rsvp as a “maybe” to an event on Tuesday, and this is what I got in response. Who knew that placentas would up my street cred? My seeeester went to a perinatal mood disorder conference in […]
Scarry Scarry night, mix your colors blue and grey, was part of an awesome song named Vincent by Don McLean, check it out: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrNFDxCRzU Stars are cool, scars, not so much.* Especially if they are there after surgery, restricting your range of motion, keeping your body sore and tender, perhaps reinforcing a sense of failure. […]
Hey Love, You know what I dig? Low tech resources that have the potential to make a HUUUUGE difference in someone (like YOU)’s life. Got some scars on your chest? Guess what, that can decrease you breath, increase you pain and spike the social anxiety about pulling off your shirt. If you are a dude […]
Albus Dumbledore has a bunch going on until, well, you know. But, before that, he used a neato thing called a pensieve. Me and Albus, we tight, and we the same in that we have a bunch going on in the noodle at all times. ALL times. All TIMES. Feeling me on this one? And […]
OOOOOO, you know what would be real fun? If you came out to this Dancing For Birth class we are having at Nia Moves in Houston this weekend. Saturday or Sunday,or both! 1:30 -3:00 Hip mooving, body groovin, pregnant or curious. Come one, come all. And of course the best part is that we will get to […]
Shadowlands Intense times, that’s what’s been going on over here. I’ve been navigating the darker parts of my soul, looking for gold in the dark roots of my soul that I’m not always friends with. Feeling scared, anxious, upset, and moody as a mofo. And I wanna say right here how much […]
Hey Loves~ I just returned from the Philadelphia Transgender Health Conference, and you know what kept me calm? Hooping and a bindi on my heart. For me, when I have on a bindi, (found on Amazon, of course!) on my heart, then I have this beautiful marker on a tender point. It serves as a […]