Should you vacation without your kids?
I am taking a break from the newsletter next week because I will be seeing family in Argentina for the
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Category: Trauma
Why your birthing experience matters
This story talks about obstetric violence and infant death. If this is too much for you, please skip it. There
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How we’re raising future politicians
Dear reader, I am on maternity leave, and I scheduled this story before I took a break so that you
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My life-changing encounter with an Iranian activist
Protests in Iran have been happening for over a month now. They were originally sparked by the death in custody
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The most expensive and dangerous place for children
Last year, I left Lorenzo with my mother for an hour so that I could do a therapy session. We
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It’s time to talk about obstetric violence
**Warning: this piece handles obstetric violence, and goes into some graphic details. If this has affected you and you have
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What does trauma really mean?
An image has been haunting me recently. It’s of children lined up in an airport in the United States about
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Creating safe spaces for children during war
Show kids they are in a safe space, physically and emotionally. They need to chose games freely and have enough
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Why every child should have access to *quality* daycare
A few weeks ago, a question caught me by surprise: what age is best to send your child to daycare?
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War has no borders
Dear reader, I am in Lesbos this week, the Greek island that became the symbol of migrants and refugees in
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