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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Mama Mandalena
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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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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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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Mama Mandalena
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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Mama Mandalena
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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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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Mama Mandalena
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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