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By Suzanne Arms and Jennifer Margulis (See their bios at the end.) Babies are most often conceived out of lovemaking, a wonderful and fun activity (as long as it’s mutually consensual) that may take place at home, in a hotel room, or in a private corner off the trail at Mount Overlook in Inverness, California. […]

My husband and I just spent a couple of weeks in Scandinavia, participating in a conference in Finland. Finland is one of the countries that offer vast support of mothers, families and children (in comparison to the USA). But I was surprised by what I saw. Finland is supposed to be the happiest nation on […]

Michel Odent, French surgeon and obstetrician, passed away recently. His gracious presence will be missed. Like anyone speaking truth to power, Michel Odent spoke to us from outside the dominant way of doing things. He was a cultural creative, reminding us of our millions-year-old tried-and-true way of giving birth. Early on, he observed how medicalized […]

Editor’s Note: See the mini-documentary on CAT-FAWN at the bottom of the page. Visit the Worldview Literacy Project, a sister-initiative of Kindred, to learn more about using CAT-FAWN in conjunction with the Worldview Chart by Four Arrows. Friends, hardships pursue me; Fearless of them, I live… Love of my country is why I am doing […]

Editor’s Note: The following is an advanced, and exclusive book excerpt from the forthcoming book, Breaking Up with the Patriarchy: Decolonizing Our Lives and Returning to Kinship Worldview. Presented with the author and Open Spiral Publishing’s permission is Chapter Three: The Return to Wholeness. Chapter Three: The Return to Wholeness On my mother’s word only, […]

I sat alone in the back of the large black SUV, lost in my own thoughts as I gazed out the window into the passing Ohio farm country. Accompanied by four women, we were headed for a road trip adventure. Suddenly, one turned back to me and asked, “So, what is your astrology?” I told […]

Click here for the original source of this post. Brief overview: Crying is the infant’s way of communicating, and it signals a need that needs to be fulfilled. Babies and toddlers are dependent on the comfort and care of their parents as they are unable to comfort themselves (self-soothing) Sensitive response to the child’s signals […]

Although August annually is Breastfeeding Month in the USA, every month should be breastfeeding month around the world. For the sake of babies, mothers and humanity’s future, everyone should know these facts: Breastfeeding at birth reduces hemorrhage and prevents multiple diseases in mothers long term (AAP, 2002). Breastfeeding for at least a year is vital for […]

James Dobson, who died recently, may be credited with having the biggest hand in producing the greatest amount of trauma among USian families in the past century or so. He convinced parents to abandon their common sense, their hearts, their compassion for their children. He advised them to be unresponsive to children’s emotional and companionship […]

Normalizing Nurturing: A Letter From This Issue’s Guest Editor, Pam Leo READ: https://conta.cc/4fSSBhE SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/4cp6hyv2 “It is my hope that this Normalizing Nurturing Issue of Kindred will give you, not only hope for another way forward, but models and the tools for manifesting a culture where caring about each other, and the planet that sustains […]