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Holding Healthy Boundaries When the Upsets Are Big

Jan 30, 20236 min read

Holding Healthy Boundaries When the Upsets Are Big

We had one of the hardest moments in our relationship the other night. Lately I’ve come to realize that even clearer boundaries need to...

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Jan 25, 20235 min read

What is Attunement?

We hear this word but what does it actually mean? This is a skill I share with clients and often coach partners in how to attune to one...

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Mama Mandalena

Jan 10, 20234 min read

Self-reliance vs. Self-regulation

What’s the difference between self-reliance and self-regulation? It’s so easy as a parent to feel our needs don’t matter. Our awareness...

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What Do Children Need When They're Dysregulated?

Mama Mandalena

Dec 9, 20221 min read

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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Supporting Our Gifted, Highly Sensitive Children

Mama Mandalena

Dec 2, 20222 min read

Supporting Our Gifted, Highly Sensitive Children

What if your highly sensitive child is shining the light of awareness to the places in you that want to come into resolution? Parts of...

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Mama Mandalena

Nov 14, 20222 min read

Parenting With Polarity

These terms feminine and masculine are thrown around so much these days. As a parent I’m really tuned in to where and how these...

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Oct 19, 20222 min read

Honoring Emotions

I often hear how toddlers are run by their emotions. This is true and what I notice is the importance of two things with this. Being...

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Mama Mandalena

Dec 16, 20201 min read

Soaking in Those Quiet Moments

The stillness of my child as she sleeps, matching the calm from the snowy blanket on the land. As the external quiets, I’m able to tune...

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Mama Mandalena

Dec 2, 20201 min read

Empowering Choices

Blueberries or bananas? Would you like to walk, or have me carry you? This shirt or that one? “That one” she delightedly exclaims as she...

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Mama Mandalena

Nov 5, 20205 min read

Another New Phase of Development

Once again, Anaiya has hit a new phase of development. I notice there’s an adjustment period to these shifts as more independence is...

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Oct 12, 20203 min read

Anaiya Turns One and a Half!

Anaiya just turned one and a half. In baby age this feels significant. She’s shifted into 18 month old clothes and shoes. But beyond the...

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Mama Mandalena

Sep 9, 20203 min read

Getting Current

I’ve been in a practice called Elimination Communication with Anaiyana. From two weeks after she was born, I began paying attention to...

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Preverbal Communication with Love and Respect

Mama Mandalena

Aug 14, 20203 min read

Preverbal Communication with Love and Respect

I am continually in awe of the channels of communication occurring between my child and I. Yes, she exists in a small human body, but her...

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Jul 4, 20202 min read

Family Rituals on the River

This was such a special time together, celebrating new life growing inside of my sister’s womb. Our trip to the Yuba last month was...

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Mama Mandalena

May 13, 20201 min read

Re-Union with Love (A poem)

Love comes knocking at my door. Go away! You’re too light Too playful Too easeful I must face the shadows with a fine tooth comb I must...

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Mama Mandalena

Apr 18, 20203 min read

Transitions (A Poem)

Snow blankets the ground Perhaps our final Colorado springtime dump The bright blue skies and piercing sun lapping up the The white...

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Mama Mandalena

Apr 13, 20202 min read

Anaiya's First Birthday

No one could possibly explain to me the amount of love I would feel for my child. It’s a love that grows continuously, my heart often...

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Mama Mandalena

Apr 5, 20205 min read

Mothering Through Unprecedented Times

Almost a year later from when this precious angel decided to bless us Earthbound, I’m reminded of our first forty days at home with her....

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Mama Mandalena

Feb 27, 20203 min read

10 Months Out of the Womb

The human gestation period is early compared to other mammals. Many other mammals are birthed ready stand and locomote. Not humans. They...

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Mama Mandalena

Feb 14, 20205 min read

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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