Heartfelt reflections on parenting, embodiment, childbirth and more from Mary Esther Malloy, a longtime mindfulness-based doula, educator, and parent support leader. Interview with Jess Zambri of studio BE.
In this webinar with The Garrison Institute, Mary Esther considers tears and tantrums, our children’s and our own and how mindfulness – in very practical ways – supports connection and healing, both for our children and for ourselves. And – with hope – goes a distance toward interrupting intergenerational pain.
Dr. Nils Bergman spoke at NYU on the neuroscience of skin-to-skin and breastfeeding. This talk may change your understanding of the first 1000 minutes after birth, and beyond.
When my sister and I were kids, we’d blast Tchaikovsky and wreck the living room with our latest staging of The Nutcracker.
Midwife Nancy Bardacke has written a beautiful book. She is the founder of Mindfulness-based Childbirth and Parenting, a ground-breaking program for pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.
Nine days after she gave birth, April and her newly born daughter joined my moms’ group. They stayed until her daughter was 9 months old and we disbanded for the summer.