In our podcast today, we discuss media and the common birth/parenting culture with Ruby Challenger.Plus, look at what it’s really like studying or working as a mum in one of the most intense and male-led industries, film.(Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify)Listen to the full episodeIn my soon-to-be-publis
Our Founder @nadine_shebirths and Shevonne Hunt chat about She Births® Soul Mama Circles – Nadine explains what makes this kind of group of women extra special.https://shebirths.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/A_mothers_meeting_with_a_difference.mp3Mothers’ groups aren’t for everyone. You can be pu
One of our main jobs as a parent is to tend to our baby’s needs. Human mammals are highly co-dependent for a very long time. Unlike other mammals such as dogs, horses even whales and dolphins etc we are not born and capable of moving around immediately. We do not have the same degree of independence
The summer holidays are nearly here, and this year you might have to do things a bit differently especially if you’re living in Australia. Bushfires and higher temperatures mean that our time outside will most likely be limited. Time indoors combined with your in-laws and extended family, extra cook
10 must-read books for birth, life and love + WIN 3 of my favourites!Even though I love books, I am not a great reader. Embarrassingly, I have not been to my book club in over 10 months! I am very selective in my reading because I am so slow – even Leroy can read about three times faster than me.Rea
Happy International Women’s Day to you and all our sisters around the world!At this time each year I like to reflect on how I have changed and what I am doing now, as a woman. To me being a woman is a great privilege but it also has unique challenges.I believe that my job as a white, western, highly
In my experience the most precious, sacred and most spiritual journey in the world is Motherhood 🙂 All based upon a profound attachment, deep loving, setting a few boundaries….and then lots and lots and lots of letting go. What do you think *|FNAME|*? As my baby boy turned 14 the other day and went
Ain’t it the truth – the first year of your bub’s life is the greatest but also the toughest. Amazingly you get through the labour but find out pretty quick that it’s only the beginning. Although there is an absolute explosion of love and a joyous discovery of the most primal intuitive bond, there i
Just a quickie to support you wherever you are within the sacred cycle of pregnancy, birth and parenting. I’m only interested in what really makes a difference in life and touching as many hearts as possible. If you are on this newsletter list, I’m sure you are too. I hope you find some inspiration
I am not sure where you are at in the cycle of pregnancy and parenting but wherever you are I can bet, at some point, there has been some serious letting go! As we are now in a phase of the New Moon, and a new season, it’s time to shed anything you may be hanging onto. A time to let go and allow for
“The most difficult path of birth is the year afterwards…the growing surges of your heart as it pushes out selfishness and fear and makes room for sacrifice and love.” Joy Kusek, LCCE We all know that the sleepless nights in pregnancy and sore backs, then the pangs of labour are just the beginni
June Chai Gathering – Sleep and Rest The Top 5 Tips from the She Lives community are… 1. Sleep or rest during the day – if you can’t get to sleep for 20 minutes at least each day then at do something relaxing and gentle, raise your feet, read a book, listen to beautiful music…give your full prescenc
Here’s a little quote I keep above my desk that I wanted to share with you…it’s from the very end of Mira Nair’s film, Kama Sutra and it’s stood by me through some big challenges in the past…gladly I haven’t needed to read it much lately. ‘Knowing love I will allow all things to come and go To be as
What is it? Conscious infant toilet training where we learn to communicate with our babies about their peeing and pooing. It is not really tt because none of the conventional procedures need to happen because our child has learnt to acknowledge the processes in their body rather than ignore them. Wh
What is it? Conscious infant toilet training where we learn to communicate with our babies about their peeing and pooing. It is not really toilet training because none of the conventional procedures need to happen. Our child has learnt to acknowledge the processes in their body rather than to ignore
Dear all, Well, we got through the school holiday juggle. I did get sick of popcorn and lemonade at the movies but I really loved not having to be at school by 9am every morning and really enjoyed spending quality time with Leroy and his mates at the beach. Letting ten young boys take over the Red L
WEB LAUNCH Well, its two years on and my baby, She Births, has finally ‘left the nest’, i.e. back page on the Dharma Shala website. She has finally moved ‘out of home’ and onto the World Wide Web. Have a look at shebirths.com.au and stay tuned because there’s plenty more to come with video and links