Mamashine Blog
Beet, Basil and Goat Cheese Sandwiches
In the early months postpartum up to the first year, beets are a great vegetable in your postpartum nutrition to support vitality by replenishing the blood. Here is a recipe by Mamashine contributor Kate Short Lindsay using beautiful golden beets, but red beets are...
Ayurvedic Hot Oil Self-Massage
One of the most effective practices for postpartum healing and throughout early motherhood is Ayurvedic hot oil massage called "Abhyanga." From a Chinese medicine perspective, a woman after pregnancy, and for months afterwards, is said to be deficient in her body's...
Clearing the Heart, Letting Go of Fear & Opening to Love
Enjoy this powerful new moon ritual for releasing what no longer serves you, deeply renewing yourself body, mind and soul, and opening your heart to beauty.
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
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...
Perfectionism and New Mother Stress
If motherhood stress is burning you out, the first place to start is to see how you can simplify your life to create more space, time and breathing room.
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...
4 Ways to Create Time for Postpartum Fitness
Postpartum fitness is not a fantasy! These four tips will help you create the time and space to incorporate exercise into your new life as a mother.
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...
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