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October 4, 2012

Great-Great-Grandma’s Doughnuts

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Welcome to These Light Footsteps, the blog related to Light Footsteps Herb Farm & Learning Center.
My name is Christine and I'm a permaculturist, herbalist, and biologist doing my best to follow the rhythms of the natural world. I like to write about herbalism, backyard farming, permaculture projects, simple living, and finding spirit in nature. I'm also an attachment/gentle parent and advocate for women's choices in birth.
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Do you accept winter’s invitation to slow down? Perhaps one of the reasons so many people struggle with winter is the clash between our culture’s incessant push toward doing more and our biological need to turn inward, sleep more, and do less. This is not a dismissal of the very real mood variations that show up this time of year, but a bigger pondering of all the ways we minimize what we need biologically and end up feeling the impacts in our physical and mental health. Following the cycles of the season is one way we can really give ourselves a big permission slip to slow down and take care of ourselves in this season of stillness. ❄️ Nothing in nature ever blooms all year. 🪴 Similarly, this is a concept I try to educate clients on as we go through our menstrual cycle each month. We have a week of winter, spring, summer, and fall where our energy and moods are quite different. Although this can swing too far out of balance sometimes, it is very normal to have different energy and moods throughout our cycle. The more we pay attention to this and give our bodies what we need through these cycles, the more we can thrive and use the gifts of each season. ❄️ Need help on this journey? Let’s talk!

Happy to provide this support! It is so gratifying to know that the tools I teach can help the parents I work with reach their goals. ❤️

❄️embracing the season ❄️ the best way to thrive in winter is to continue getting outside every day! ❄️

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Saw a true knot of an umbilical cord recently. This happens in a very small number of births — about 0.3%-2.1% (typically reported as 1 in 2000) of births and is different from “false knots” which are basically bulges from a variscosity or redundancy of an umbilical vessel within the cord. With a true knot, the cord has looped upon itself and can’t be untied. So they are likely to happen early in gestation when baby is small and mobile in the uterus. It is also associated with long cord length, male fetuses, monoamniotic twins, and increased amniotic fluid. Wharton’s jelly, the slippery substance that coats the cord typically keeps the knot loose and most knots are discovered incidentally at birth. However, some are tight and can restrict blood flow before or during birth which can lead to complications or necessitate cesarean section. In this case, the Mom and baby were totally fine; we didn’t notice any signs of reduced blood flow in labor and it was just a fun surprise!

I just received notice that I’m officially on the map as a @birthmonopoly Know Your Rights graduate. It looks like I may be the first in Northeast Ohio! This course helped to solidify my understanding of informed consent, navigating hospital policy and provider preference, and working to ensure that the birthing person’s rights are respected in an environment where, unfortunately, they are not always. Your voice, wishes, and desires are important — you have a right to informed consent OR refusal of anything offered to you. Find a provider who is willing to work with you as a truly autonomous individual, and it’s also wise to work with a doula so you really know all your options.

You are enough. Today and every day. Through all of the pressures and expectations. Regardless of your “shoulds” and wishes. No matter what you think you did wrong or want to do better. You are always enough. Happy 2021.

Lots of change and growth in a year that has changed us all in many ways. My word for 2020 was “soften” which ended up meaning more than I could have imagined last December. I have had to soften and release and soften some more...especially into a new way of being with my kids and expectations of myself as a mother and business owner, and in my expectations of others. Through it all, the love of my family and my passion for earth end birth has continued to grow (despite a number of trials along the way!). ✨ I am hopeful for 2021 and that we all open to expanded awareness of how we impact the whole. May we continue to move toward a future of justice and peace for all beings. Change begins with us (while we also must hold the larger systems accountable!). ✨ Happy New Year.

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