Win a Copy of the DVD That Every Woman Should See

Did you know?

APPALLING FACT: The US has the second highest infant mortality rate in the developed world.
APPALLING FACT: In the US, midwives attend about 1% of births (in the rest of the world, it is about 70-80%.) There is a connection - and mainstream medicine is missing it, to our great detriment.

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein’s documentary, The Business of Being Born, is an eye-opening expose of how years of (mostly male-driven) American medical tradition, and the commercialization of health care has effectively veiled women from their natural abilities and wisdom. We are vastly unaware of our choices, our power, and the damage that unaware birthing is doing to our psyches and our social well being. It’s not about right or wrong, homebirth vs. C-sections, it’s about knowing the potentially positive and negative effects of every option.

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If you could rule for a day, make a decree for evolution, stir the ocean of social change…

Carrie says: Fast Food, Fast Food Values. Fast Food tastes good and is bad for you. There is no nutritional value in chicken nuggets. The most alarming ingredient in a Chicken McNugget is tertiary butylhydroquinone, or TBHQ, an antioxidant derived from petroleum that is either sprayed directly on the nugget or the inside of the box it comes in to “help preserve freshness.” According to A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives, TBHQ is a form of butane (i.e. lighter fluid). Have you noticed that most litter on the street is junk food? I want to revolutionize the way we eat.

Danielle says: North America’s approach to birthing children must change - we’re approaching a crisis of consciousness that compromises not only women and children’s deep wellness, but the long-term health of our culture.

Find out how to win a DVD of The Business of Being Born.

• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
  by Ina May Gaskin. Christiane Northrup says it best: “My fervent prayer is that every woman read this book.” READ THIS BOOK.
• Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
  by Pam England and Rob Horowitz. A classic.
• Baby Catcher : Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
  by Peggy Vincent. True stories!
• National Geographic - In the Womb
  by Toby MacDonald. If you don’t yet believe that you’re a miracle - you will after you watch this!
• Rediscovering Birth
  by Sheila Kitzinger. A cross-cultural view of birth wisdom around the world.
• The Business of Being Born
  by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO WATCH THIS.
• The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth
  by Dr. William Sears. Sears is a major advocate of “attachment parenting.”
• The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
  by Dr. William Sears. More holistic than What to Expect in the First Year.
• The Continuum Concept
  by Jean Liedloff. This is a radical anthropological perspective about what’s natural for babies. Brilliant, borderline whacky for some.

Karen Salmansohn is a firecracker. We’ve seen her in action, jamming with a crowd about happiness and beating the odds of success. Her newsletter is one of the few that we read. She’s created the LIVE A LIFE OF TEN’S SEMINAR SERIES for women wanting to demo the glass wall and attract what they want into their life. It starts in August, at the tres cool SOHO House.

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At the end of each day I ask “Have I moved closer towards my desires?” and I give thanks.  And each evening Danielle goes through her day, takes note and gives thanks.

[Left: This is my dog, Billie, having a Moment of Gratitude.]

Moments of Gratitude List!

1. Running at dawn with my neighbor in the University Endowment Lands. Thank you Shannon!
2. Danielle sharing great news about a business connection in LA. (Stand by.)
3. Drinking Earl Grey Tea, writing thank you cards to clients while my sweet dog Billie lay at my feet.
4. Taping our first of many Video blogs.
5. Reading all the inspiring answers to our Daily, I am so impressed with everyone’s creativity.
6. Developing new products for our web site.
7. Making homemade pizza for dinner.

As always we would love to hear from you… what were your moments of gratitude today?