Nurse Logs of the Pacific Northwest

Nurse Log n. a fallen tree providing nutrients, water, and protection for the saplings that will make up the next generation of the forest Scattered on the slopes of mountains whose knees rest in the sea lie the fallen giants of past centuries: the Nurse Logs. In life they tower to the sky, standing in

Beyond Doulas

A little history and the first question: The doula profession was born in the 1970’s, an offshoot of the natural childbirth movement in America. Women were reclaiming rights to their bodies that had been systematically stripped away from them by men who thought they were the inferior sex, by companies that wanted their labor, and

How to democratically create a project based day with your 4 to 7 year old

At this late preschool/early elementary age little ones are well on their way toward independence. They have made it past the twos and threes and they are getting more and more capable but the world is still a very big place for them. The expectations of their parents or caregivers have also gotten bigger. They

Beyond Birth

I’m guessing you’re reading this because you are expecting a baby sometime in the next few days or months and I’m also guessing that you’ve been inundated by a host of pressures and expectations from literally everyone you encounter. As if it isn’t enough that your body has been taken over by a growing human,