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Mariana Kurko L.Ac

Hi! I'm Mariana. I'm a licensed practitioner of Traditional Chinese medicine and the creator of Mamashine. I'm passionate about women's health in particular in early motherhood. I went through my own trials as a new mom with several postpartum ailments along with exhaustion and postpartum depression. I created Mamashine to help other women struggling with similar issues and wanting to use holistic options. In my free time, I can be found songwriting and recording folk music.
Why We Resist Self-Care

Why We Resist Self-Care

I have worked with many moms, and a lot with myself, to make positive changes around our health and happiness by incorporating more self-care into our lives. The greatest obstacle I have discovered to transforming motherhood stress actually comes primarily from within...

12 Tips To Get Your Baby To Sleep Through The Night

12 Tips To Get Your Baby To Sleep Through The Night

The most common question from new moms on Google is "How to get baby to sleep through the night?" One of the best resources I have found on all matters regarding sleep for babies, for all children, teens and particularly for toddler sleep problems comes from the book...

New Mother Stress: How to Fall Apart Well

New Mother Stress: How to Fall Apart Well

New Mother stress comes in many different forms. Each of us has a certain amount of responsibilities and challenges we can handle at any given time, but if one more thing gets added to the equation, it can throw us into feelings of anxiety, anger, and intense...

Hugging Meditation for New Parent Relationship Stress

Hugging Meditation for New Parent Relationship Stress

As new parents of a baby, finding ways to create more connection and intimacy between each other can seem like the last thing you have the time or energy for. For new parents, I like simple marriage tips that can be implemented without big investments of time. What my...

Communication Tips for Tired New Parents

Communication Tips for Tired New Parents

Once you bring a new baby into a relationship, you have less time, energy, and patience for your partner. Many couples find that they start having more trouble in their marriage after a baby comes along even if they feel the baby has brought them closer together. It's...

Postpartum Sleep Deprivation Tip #1

Postpartum Sleep Deprivation Tip #1

Modern electricity is something we take for granted. It lets us have and do so much, but there is one subtle and negative effect it can have on our health. Something some people are more sensitive to than other people. Baby is trying to learn to attune their circadian...

Herbal Safety Tips for Breastfeeding Moms

Herbal Safety Tips for Breastfeeding Moms

Many women are concerned, and rightly so, about what gets passed on to their babies through their breast milk. Considering that we are exposed to thousands of chemicals now (even rocket fuel is being detected in breast milk!), things are rather complicated when it...

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