Reaching For Desire
A poem. Reaching for desire, Acting on impulse, Lacking any filter that may question her longing. She sees what she wants and she goes...
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Mama Mandalena
Oct 24, 20192 min read
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
Oct 17, 20193 min read
The 10 Practices That Prepped Me for Motherhood
A look at how my personal healing practices have shaped me as a mother. As my beloved turns half a year old, I’m reflecting on what...
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Mama Mandalena
Sep 24, 20192 min read
The Power of Witnessing
Delighting in your baby's development. We all want to be witnessed. As I witness Anaiya and her pre-crawling/pushing up on her arms and...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 4, 20191 min read
The Liberty of Loving Completely
Happy Independence Day! I’ve traded in one kind of freedom and independence, for the liberty to get to love someone so completely. My...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Don't Forget Where You Came From
A poem. Don’t forget where we came from, don’t forget who you are. Arriving here in a new body, brilliant as a star. ancient like a...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 27, 20192 min read
My Body Is Yours
Inside to outside, but still not separate from me. Pushing against my belly from within. Now resting on my belly Cuddling into my skin....
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Potty Trained at 10 Weeks!
My experience with Elimination Communication. Years ago I witnessed my friend holding her baby over a Tupperware, and making a ‘pssst’...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 12, 20191 min read
You Are Here
A poem of infinite love. Cracked open to the core I’ve never loved like this before The feelings coursing through my body Unconditional...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 9, 20192 min read
The First 40 Days of Bliss
How I stayed resourced and present during Anaiya's first 40 days. I'm just emerging out of the first 40 days with my precious new baby...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 8, 20194 min read
Fully Welcoming My Sweet Anaiya
The story of Anaiya's birth and how she came to be Anaiya Lalita Luz. My beautiful, precious, sweet, passionate, and expressive Anaiyana...
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