Rupture and Repair With Your Child
Our children lead us to places inside of us that have not been fully processed. Places within us where trauma is unresolved. When they...
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Mama Mandalena
- Dec 9, 2022
- 1 min
What Do Children Need When They're Dysregulated?
What do children need most when they’re dysregulated? When their emotions are full. Their upsets big. Their anger intense. They need to...
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Mama Mandalena
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Learning Unconditional Love
“Mama I love Kintu but his behavior of peeing on our cushions is not ok” We are happily welcoming our newest family member… Kintu the cat...
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Mama Mandalena
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Another Stretch of the Umbilical Cord
This week was another stretch of the umbilical cord. I’m deeply grateful for all the adults in my daughter’s life. So many loving and...
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Mama Mandalena
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Holding Healthy Masculine as a Mother
The healthy masculine holds an agenda free container for the arising dynamism of the feminine. Let me be clear here, that I’m not...
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Mama Mandalena
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Seeing the World Through the Eyes of my Daughter
We went on a hike to Brainard Lake recently. She was strapped on my back in one of those fancy hiking packs. Walking is just part of the...
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Mama Mandalena
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
Setting Healthy Boundaries
Her demands are not intentional. Her boundary testing is not to piss me off. Her No’s are not trying to push my buttons. She’s not...
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Mama Mandalena
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
Saying Goodbye to Caffeine
Before pregnancy I chose to stop drinking caffeine. I didn’t drink a ton of it, but it was definitely something I felt some dependency...
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Mama Mandalena
- Feb 14, 2020
- 5 min
I Want My Body and Life Back
I want my body and my life back. That’s how I feel in this moment. The constant grabbing at my boobs to nurse or hanging on my body. Not...
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Mama Mandalena
- Feb 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Innate Intelligence That We Are
Witnessing Anaiya learn to trust her body wisdom in new ways. We moved into a new home this month with a full flight of stairs. Anaiya...
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Mama Mandalena
- Jan 8, 2020
- 4 min
Healthy Integration Into the Community
I’ve been going dancing on Sunday mornings to Movement Mass (one of Boulder’s ecstatic dance jams) with Anaiyana since she was about 3...
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Mama Mandalena
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Return of My Moon Blood
My moon blood returned last week. A friend asked me if this feels like the end of my postpartum time. I noticed feeling such sadness in...
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Mama Mandalena
- Dec 14, 2019
- 2 min
Putting Herself To Sleep
Typically, my nighttime routine consists of nursing my baby, often bouncing her on my mini rebounder (a total must have for new mamas!)....
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Mama Mandalena
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
Anaiya's First Fever
Anaiya crossed a new initiation into this human experience last week. Her first opportunity to strengthen her immune system, as her...
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Mama Mandalena
- Nov 11, 2019
- 3 min
She Is My Mirror
We are such reflections of one another. Anaiyana has been going through some sleep shifts where she’s wanting to feed every 1-2 hours in...
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Mama Mandalena
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
Secure Attachment Through Attunement
Secure attachment isn’t just about co-sleeping, breastfeeding and baby-wearing. Creating a securely attached child is about attuning to...
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Mama Mandalena
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
Attuning To Your Baby
I’m transitioning back into working with clients again after maternity leave. I feel so inspired by how the transformation I’ve been...
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Mama Mandalena
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
Developing Emotional Fluency
Developing emotional fluency for you, and your baby. During pregnancy I often felt like an exposed nerve. Everything was heightened and...
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Mama Mandalena
- Aug 18, 2019
- 2 min
Fleeting Moments
Her first tooth. Anaiya’s first tooth just broke through to the surface. She’s been gnawing on her hands, my fingers, others fingers,...
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Mama Mandalena
- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
A Mother's Love
A mother’s love is like no other No one could even begin to explain Until crossing the threshold of birthing my child into the world. The...
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