Why I call it Love Creates Love.
A quiet explanation of the philosophy that carries everything I teach.
On regulating yourself first, so your baby can attune to you
Why you cannot regulate your baby when you yourself are dysregulated, and the science of what to do instead. A gentle teaching on co-regulation for the hardest hours.
Is it normal to feel this anxious as a new mother?
If motherhood feels more anxious than you expected, you are not broken and you are not alone. Here is what is actually happening in your nervous system, and why it matters for your baby too.
The science of calm: how your breath changes your baby’s nervous system (and yours).
Calm is not a personality trait, it is a nervous-system skill. Here is what happens in your baby’s body when you breathe slowly, and why it is one of the most powerful things you can do together.
Why you can feel fine one minute and panicked the next.
Postpartum mood swings can feel frightening and random. They aren’t random. Here is the real, physical reason, and what actually settles it.
The self-care advice that’s missing the point for new mothers.
Bubble baths and ‘me time’ aren’t wrong, but they’re not what actually regulates an overwhelmed new mother’s nervous system. Here is what the research says works instead.
When can you start baby massage, and is it actually safe?
What the research actually says about touching your newborn, from the very first hour onward.
What baby massage actually does to your baby’s brain and body.
Baby massage isn’t just a bonding ritual, it’s measurable medicine. Here is what over a hundred studies say.
The one baby massage mistake almost every new mother makes.
If your baby squirms or cries during massage, it is rarely the massage itself, it’s almost always this.
How baby massage helps with gas, colic, and sleep
Does baby massage actually help with colic and sleep, or is it just folklore? Here’s what a randomized controlled trial and the research on touch actually found.