Weekly, I am honored to hold space for our prenatal/postnatal yoga class. As you can imagine, summer is not the most popular for the expectant set. But I sense its happening… as we prepare to shift into fall, a fresh crop of newly expectant...
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Acceptance /ak-sep-tuh ns/ The act of taking or receiving something offered; favorable reception; approval; the act of assenting or believing. There are things in this life that we have no control over. For those of us who are Type A, this can be...
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Dr Megan is a specialist and has been instrumental through fundraisers and awareness to bring standing desks to some local schools. We are thrilled her article made it in Katy Bowman’s newsletter...
Read moreJULY WWC BLOG POST I’ve been “watching my feet” a lot again recently. This is a habit I developed about 18 months ago when I was pregnant with my daughter and, at the 20-week ultrasound, we found out that there was something wrong that...
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I’ve been “watching my feet” a lot again recently. This is a habit I developed about 18 months ago when I was pregnant with my daughter and, at the 20-week ultrasound, we found out that there was something wrong that seemed possibly inconsistent...
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Have you ever discovered something in your travels that you feel is the best kept secret in the world? I have discovered the very best July 4th parade. This will be my 7th year attending this fabulous parade, and I look forward to it every...
Read more Grief /ɡrēf/ Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death. I’ll start with some honesty. I am fortunate enough to not be an expert on this topic but I can tell you that some of the people who I love the most in life are grieving...
Read moreWhat I Know Now. My next career is about to begin. I know this will be exciting, fulfilling, and filled with variety. What I don’t know is how it will change my life on a daily basis. In my lifetime I have held many roles. I have been a daughter...
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My sweet daughter, So many months ago, before we knew that you had Down syndrome when we were told that there was something wrong, something that could be “inconsistent with life”, I wish I could have had a window into this moment. You’ve fallen...
Read morePEOPLE FIRST, CONDITION SECOND “Look at that cute downs baby” “I had a downs kid in my class in high school” “My friend has a downs child” Nothing about the statements above seem particularly offensive to most people but if you...
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What I know now.. I have this morning routine. It is a daily ritual that travels with me whereever I go. Nothing interrupts it and it never stops. Even when my children were little, they knew. They knew, the wee hours of the morn were mommy’s...
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In January of 2017, we worked with Whitman Wellness Center, in Whitman, Massachusetts to launch a yearlong service project benefiting the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) with the aim to educate people about Down syndrome (DS). One in...
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