Progressive Parenting

This Mothers Day Christie Turlington Burns wants us moms to keep mum.  Turlington Burns’ Every Mother Counts organization, which raises awareness about the 360,000 women who die each year from pregnancy or childbirth-related problems, wants fellow moms to spend the holiday in silence . Yup, no phone calls, no gifts, no Facebook,  no Twitter etc.The No Mother’s Day [...]

I just attended the Trust Birth Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, (I am a doula).It was an amazing, mind-blowing and Oxytocin-filled adventure. I got to meet some of my heroines and I learned so much! STOP HATTING Something new that I learned from Carla Hartley at the closing of the conference, was why we should stop putting little [...]

I received a phone call at 8:45 this morning from my friends husband, “Hi Gena, Uh, Lisa’s client went into labor and she’s at the hospital and I need to be at work today in a few hours…” No sweat, I say. My friend Lisa is a Doula and so am I, (don’t know what a Doula [...]

Monday night on Progressive Parenting Radio my guest will be Laura Shanley. She is an author, freelance writer, speaker, and childbirth consultant. She is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, as well as media outlets around the globe. [...]

If I told you dads could be empowered during their significant other’s birth would you believe me? That dads could be into it and feel empowered? I believe this is possible, and so does Jo Valley. He is the founder of EMPOWERED PAPA, a website dedicated to just that! Tonight was the first time I’ve [...]

We are so excited to add yet another channel to our station of help and support. This particular show is all about supporting the woman that supports families! This show is for doulas only. Tune in every week and speak with seasoned professionals, share stories and ask questions. As doulas our job can be exciting, [...]

  In a recently published White Paper by the California Maternal QualityCare Collaborative researchers in California confirmed that the high number of cesarean sections performed in the United States and in California put mothers and babies at increased risks and add significantly to healthcare costs with little evidence of health benefits. The report also confirmed that there [...]

What kind of Crazy title is that for a blog post? Well, on the show tonight I will be talking with Dayna Martin, unschooling mom, doula, and author of SEXY BIRTH. So of course we will be discussing all things unschooling and when you get two doulas together, you know we are going to talk [...]