Home Births
I cringe at the mere mention of the words Home Birth. As much as I don't want to offend the exceptional nurse midwives who provide this approach, and do not want to belittle the exercise of self-determination by mothers who choose this route, I worry about the risk....
I’m Sorry, Black Mother
The woman had tried to flush her baby down the toilet in a motel. She deserved my ire. I immediately dismissed her as less-than for not, at least, leaving the baby in a warm blanket. Why try to kill him-- a near-term boy who probably cried as he hit the cold toilet...
How to Survive Pandemic Related Depression and Isolation
Juliet_MD chats with psychiatrist and fitness guru, Dr. Ludmilar Mesidor, about how to survive pandemic related depression and isolation. We need to find a way to stay COVID free and stay sane while adhering to social distancing recommendations. See the conversation:...
Women Are Working Harder During This Pandemic
Every time there is a shift in our culture, it usually means that women have to manage more tasks to keep the household running. And so it follows, women are working harder during this pandemic. “More Work For Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology From The Open...
Good Sleep, Better Health
Without sleep we will eat more unhealthy foods, drink too much alcohol, will be persistently irritable and angry.
Pregnant With The Flu:One Story
When we met it never occurred to me that she was going to die. But I can still hear the sound of her ribs crack with each chest compression. Sometimes I get a flash image of her unattended arm sliding off the bed alongside a swath of brown hair. Mary was dead. It was...
Feeling Good as Hell
The key to a successful year is to stop making New Year resolutions. Yes. Counterintuitive. But making, and breaking, New Year Resolutions is so…Bridget Jones. It’s just old. Bring in the new. Start with self-acceptance. When I watched Lizzo in her red Santa suite...
Merry Christmas
Do less during the holidays.
Stop Suicide; Start Paying Attention
I bristle whenever I hear talk of suicide. I can’t imagine not wanting to be alive. This is not because I’ve never been distraught. I know despair; he has dipped in and out of my life at some of the most inconvenient times. I have the emotional and physical wounds to...
One Day or Day One. You Choose.
September is one of those months when we begin again. We put the grills away; shove the bathing suites back in the drawers; and head to the malls. But as we come in side, let's go inside, of ourselves. Let's find out what makes us tick, and determine for ourselves,...