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Traumatic Birth: How Can We Protect Ourselves?

March 20, 2021

When we talk about traumatic birth, there is a tendency for friends and family to say, “But you’re fine, and your baby is healthy.” But is the new mom really fine? For women who experience trauma at birth, this is a common and irritating response.

The Key to a Happier Divorce

December 30, 2020

This is an ode to private mediation, particularly its positive impact on children. Over my ten years of being happily divorced and of counseling families based on my own experience, I have referred at least a dozen couples to private mediation instead of traditional divorce lawyers.

Boundaries: When Relatives Push to Visit New Baby

August 08, 2020

In an effort to protect their newborns from Covid-19, many new parents are keeping their own parents farther away, hurting feelings and sowing discord.

It’s Time to Stop “Formula Shaming”

June 11, 2020

Doula and educator Jayne Freeman calls for an end to formula shaming while acknowledging the pros and cons of formula feeding and breastfeeding.

Jayne and daughters

New Moms: Top Ten Things I Wish I’d Known

May 10, 2020

In honor of Mother’s Day, I asked local moms what they wish they could have told themselves as new parents with the luxury of experience, confidence and wisdom behind them.

Pregnancy and Parenting in the Time of COVID

April 09, 2020

In Jersey City, parents are accustomed to utilizing our beautiful parks, playgrounds, interactive music and yoga classes; we have it all here, but much of that is on hold for the moment.

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