“If there is a will, there is a wall”—once I heard this at my church, I could not get it out of my head. I was raised with the exact opposite dictum: “If there is a will, there... Read more >>

Later in the session, Mary remembered of how she had succeeded in completing a twenty-two-mile marathon. She recalled that during the run she had nearly given up several times, but somehow found the... Read more >>

Over and over again, I hear pregnant women tell me that the number one question they are asked when they express their desire to birth without drugs is, “Why would you want a natural... Read more >>

I lasted at home for a while, but once we’d hit hour eight of the baby-havin’ marathon, I decided it was time to take this show on the road. Given as how I’d been three centimeters... Read more >>

If you are like me and grew up in a religious milieu, whether you were Catholic, Jewish, or even Muslim, you must have heard the Old Testament read to your from an authoritative pulpit as it begins... Read more >>

Moms make all sorts of sacrifices when they’re pregnant to protect their babies. Many stop smoking. We all stop drinking! We limit caffeine and get headaches. We avoid medications and toxic... Read more >>

One thing that I knew for sure before my husband and I even conceived was that a baby would change our relationship forever. When people learn that we’re having our first child, the reaction we... Read more >>

“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” —Gloria Steinem The most constructive transformation I actually achieved in my life—becoming... Read more >>

Why do women who cannot achieve an orgasm still have children and sex, and why was the G-spot, which reportedly is in a very difficult and awkward place to find, especially during intercourse, created... Read more >>

Get a group of women together at a baby shower and without a doubt the conversation will lead to sharing their own birthing experiences. Some will tell the horror stories of hours or even days of... Read more >>