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5 Mindbody Ways to take care of mental health during pregnancy
Originally posted September 18, 2018. 5 MindBody Ways to Care for Mental Health During Pregnancy Be mindful of your mental health during...


How much stress in pregnancy is too much?
Originally posted May 8, 2018. Good question – how much stress in pregnancy is too much? Like many things in life, the question of how...


Interview with Kathy Morelli: Journey of a PPD Survivor
Originally posted November 13, 2017. Ivy Shih Leung, postpartum depression author, activist and award winning blogger, interviewed me...


Five Ways You Can Use My Book: BirthTouch®: Shiatsu & Acupressure for the Childbearing Year
Originally posted April 24, 2017. The BirthTouch® books were created out of my own experiences. I noticed that whenever I went through a...


Research: Lavender Aromatherapy Provides Comfort and Increases Maternal Contentment in Childbirth
Updated January 26, 2022 In 2014, Maasumeh Kaviani, Faculty Member at the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and her team...


MindBody Research: Acupressure on LI4 Provides Comfort and Decreases Time of Active Labor
Originally posted March 5, 2014. In 2012, Ahmad Khosravi, Msc, and his colleagues at the Shahroud University of Medical Sciences in Iran...


Holistic ways to manage stress in pregnancy: A multi-pronged approach!
Originally posted March 3, 2014. The research evidence is growing regarding the effects of stress in pregnancy on both mom and baby. In...


Babies’ learning begins in the womb
Originally posted January 16, 2014. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Helsinki found that the prenatal brain has the...


BirthTouch® Virtual Book Tour! Linky with these Fabulous Women!
Originally posted February 11, 2013. Come to My Virtual Book Tour! Meet A fabulous group of women with amazing creds! Meet these...


New Study: Chronic Stress During Pregnancy Increases Risk for Postpartum Depression
Originally posted October 15, 2012. Benedetta Leuner, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University,...


How Much Stress is Too Much Stress in Pregnancy?
Originally posted September 26, 2012. I’d love to share with you a chapter from new book, BirthTouch: Shiatsu and Acupressure for the...


BirthTouch® Book Proofs Have Arrived this Weekend!
Originally posted June 4, 2012. I am happy to say that the proofs for my BirthTouch® books have finally arrived! I wrote the first...
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