Blog by Valerie
Some days I feel like I am running a race from the moment I wake up to ensure I use my time carefully to fulfil my responsibilities …
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Parenting with Indigenous Science
Blog by Valerie
There’s so much parenting advice, and so little I resonate with, so I thought I’d share my perspective.
Parenting is about building relationships through developmentally appropriate leadership
… Birth as Ceremony
Blog by Valerie, following recent presentations with breastfeeding and pregnancy groups
We do ceremonies at important moments in our lives, such as weddings, graduations, and funerals. Ceremonies support us to …
Mothering amidst intergenerational trauma
Blog by Valerie
‘We are cycles of time’ stuck in my head after reading a Chinese astrological perspective on the lunar new year before bed. I couldn’t sleep, and my …
The Sacred Feminine
Blog by Valerie
In 2016 I danced a healing ceremony on Tiwa country in view of their Place of Emergence (now the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, U.S., …