The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

Jessica was one of the MotherVerse workshop attendees in May. Thank you for the submission of “My name is…What?” Jessica.
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I try to resist the pull to fulfill his desires. He craves my attention, my embrace, my gaze, but I want the moment to be mine alone. I am successful only until he says my name. […]

The Holistic Moms Network’s 5th Annual Natural Living Conference and 5-Year Celebration will take place Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel in Mahwah, NJ.

Keynote speakers include Barbara Loe Fisher, founder of the National Vaccine Information Center and Annie B. Bond Author and non-toxic living expert.
Breakout Sessions on:
*Positive Parenting and Nonviolent Communication
*Eco-Action Plans […]

The Dar a Luz a Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing knowledge and support for women during their pregnancies, births, and early motherhood, introduces their new blog “We Birth” at www.daraluzwebirth.blogspot.com. The blog includes stories from women who have had many different kinds of births, including some wonderful homebirth stories! They are also accepting […]

MotherVerse will again be offering the virtual mother writer workshops, Writing Motherhood and Publishing a Blog, from Aug 4 - Sept 8. Thank you to everyone who participated in the last round. The workshops were alot of fun!
Find out more about the workshops and sign up now at http://www.motherverse.com/workshops.
Registration is on a first come first […]

My name is Missy Flynn and I am a single mother living in Minneapolis, MN and here is my story…
I remember my dad asking me once, “Love, what do you want to be when you grow up?” I confidently replied, “I want to be what mom is, a mom. I want to drive a […]

Call for Submissions on Two Proposed Anthologies:
Mothering Out Loud: Moms Tell the Truth About Blogging it All
Looking for mama bloggers interested in opening up in a proposed anthology to be edited by the founder of MotherVerse Magazine and The MotherVerse Blog. The anthology will focus on the behind the scenes lives of moms who […]

I discovered The Compleat Mother magazine (yes I’m spelling that right) shortly after my daughter was born 4 years ago and it still continues to influence my life as a parent even today. The magazine of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding; Compleat Mother focuses on natural parenting and is a consistently refreshing and interesting read. I […]

Four new books have just been released or are being released very shortly which were edited by, or include, current and previous MotherVerse writers. Support these fantastic mama writers and get a great summer read by picking up a copy of their books today!
“The Stay at Home Survival Guide” by Melissa Stanton. Melissa’s story […]

Adventures in Mothering Across Cultures: To be edited by Suzanne Kamata
What happens when your child doesn’t speak your native language? Should you invite your German-American in-laws to your Diwali celebration? How can you raise a child with two cultures without fracturing his/her identity? In our increasingly global society, more and more mothers are […]

Well I don’t make a habit of reviewing too many products here on the blog…but I had a chance recently to check out a really unique set of CDs for my four year old daughter and thought I should share them with you. The Indigo Dreams CD’s, Children’s Wellness Audio CDs by Lori Lite, are […]