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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...
Mama Mandalena
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Dec 9, 20221 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Oct 13, 20221 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Oct 10, 20222 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Feb 14, 20205 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Feb 8, 20203 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Jan 8, 20204 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Dec 24, 20193 min read
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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!)....
Mama Mandalena
Dec 14, 20192 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Dec 6, 20192 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Nov 11, 20193 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Oct 24, 20192 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Sep 18, 20193 min read
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Developing Emotional Fluency
Developing emotional fluency for you, and your baby. During pregnancy I often felt like an exposed nerve. Everything was heightened and...
Mama Mandalena
Sep 3, 20192 min read
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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,...
Mama Mandalena
Aug 18, 20192 min read
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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...
Mama Mandalena
Aug 13, 20193 min read
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