The Role of a Birth Doula

By Ramona Redding Lopez What is a Doula? The word doula comes from the Greek word meaning woman’s servant. A birth doula is a professionally trained and certified birth assistant that provides support to both a laboring mother and her partner throughout labor and...

On Being Pregnant – Helping the Child-Free Cope

By Amanda Mack This piece was written during the summer of 2009. The author welcomed a baby boy in late August and, indeed, loves being a new mom again. My friend asked me the other day what it’s like to be pregnant. I told him, “It’s like seriously over-eating to the...

Mommy Moments – the Gross and the Guilty

Thanks to all the moms who contributed! My daughter was complaining of a stomach ache and I had a funeral to go to in Williston. I left her with my sister knowing she would be well taken care of in my absence. As I was at the funeral my sister texted me and told me my...

Editor interviewed this morning

Deb Seminary, editor of Inspired Woman magazine, was interviewed on URL Radio’s “Child’s Play” program. The hosts of this program wanted to find out why this issue was dedicated to kids and they really wanted to hear some of the gross mommy...