I am a mother, a birth doula, and a woman who has suffered through a severe perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, known as PMAD’s. I am also not alone. Recent studies tell us that 1 in 7 mothers, and 10% of partners will experience postpartum depression that requires treatment. However, up to 80% of birthing…

Kegels are exercises that doctors recommend to help women strengthen the muscles at the base of the abdomen that support the uterus, bladder, and small intestine. With childbirth, pregnancy, and age, these muscles become looser. I have naturally given birth twice and never considered the strength of my pelvic floor. When my Perifit order came…

I wake early as the sun rises over the gardens opposite my windows. My cat sensing slight movements unfurls and starts to paw at my rippling stomach, swollen and fluid with life. The streets are so silent I can hear the bells ringing for a ghost congregation all the way to the Duomo. Spring in…

“I’m a bad mum” We all say it, right before we confess to something that society considers an inappropriate parenting technique. “I’m a bad mum because…” Right now, while we are all in the midst of the current pandemic, it seems that this phrase is being used more often by mothers around the globe. With…

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We have entered a new birthing paradigm. This shift is unwelcome, confusing, and nuanced. Pregnant women everywhere are reevaluating their birth plans, managing their anxiety, and shifting their expectations, all while trying to maintain a positive outlook. There is a heavy feeling in the birthing world right now, I can attest to that, but there…

Mother’s Day is approaching, in the time of a pandemic with the uncertainty of how long this will last what does the celebration of love look like for our mother’s? Here is my opinion. We can manage to make the best of a terrible situation and still celebrate our mother’s in ways that we can….

Let’s go back in time a little bit, back to when you had your first child. Everyone called you and your baby ‘new’: a new mother with her new baby. And it’s true, you were new! You were experiencing being a mother for the very first time. And each day that came was an exciting…

Like so many of you, I have been adjusting to reality during the COVID-19 pandemic. As someone who hardly watches the news, I am staying up to date. As my husband starts working from home, I am brainstorming ways to create content for all of you and support brands I love in the months to…

Tell us a bit about yourself. (What you do for a living etc) My name is Jessica Sipos and I’m an actor living on Bowen Island, just a short ferry away from Vancouver, B.C. I grew up on the West Coast of Canada and have been fortunate to build a life along the Pacific with…