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3 types of tans and what they mean
Find out what type of tan you have
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Replay: Circadian Babyhood Workshop
Set baby up for a lifetime of healthy circadian rhythms
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Solar Callus
Goodbye sunscreen, hello solar callus.
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Stabilize, then strengthen
There are two main metrics for circadian rhythmicity and here’s how they apply to real life + invitation to my new reproductive health coaching program
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Daily rituals for a more resilient you
This is anyone’s advice, but I wrote it especially with parents and birth workers in mind
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Replay: Circadian Babyhood Workshop
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Location and wellness potential
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Your mother gave you your circadian rhythm
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Daily rituals for a more resilient you
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Powerful pregnancy, transcendental birth, resilient postpartum

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Maternal circadian rhythms and pregnancy outcomes.
Watch now | Office Hours (Wednesday, December 14th, 2022) about sleep, circadian rhythms, and pregnancy outcomes.
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Master the Belly update & resources
Happening today: Friday July 26th at 3 PM Pacific
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Community Class Announcement for July
Master the Belly: Friday, July 26th at 3:00 PM Pacific
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Why I chose *here* to labor with my baby
Happy bday to my little boy, and (finally) the birth story for you
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Better night shift manifesto
Looking for a few special people for 1-1 coaching through Fall season. This is the most likely time for SAD onset. Let’s get ahead of this with …
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Brighter Days, Darker Nights
Brighter Days, Darker Nights
A better light environment for babies 🧡
Courses, Classes, and Replays
Circadian Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Workshop
Set your baby up for a lifetime of healthy rhythms
Synergy of Melatonin and Oxytocin Class
Optimize these two hormones to make pregnancy and birth smoother and less painful
The Surprising Good News About Sleep Interruptions in Motherhood Class
Use circadian polyphasic sleep to restore your energy
Quantum Newborn Jaundice Course
Reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in newborn jaundice using quantum lifestyle strategies
Circadian Babyhood Workshop
Learn how to set babies up for healthy circadian rhythms from birth to age 3.
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Circadian Pregnancy Workshop

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Replay: Circadian Rhythm Workshop for Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy (4+ Hours of Video!)
Watch this video series to learn how to set your baby up for a lifetime of healthy circadian rhythms!
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INTRODUCTION TO THE CIRCADIAN PREGNANCY WORKSHOP
Introduction to the Circadian Pregnancy Workshop, including my own healing journey and a workshop overview.
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PART ONE: CIRCADIAN HEALTH IN PREGNANCY
Learn how good circadian rhythms contribute to the health of a pregnancy, and what this can mean across the lifespan for the baby.
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PART TWO - A: NUTRITIONAL FACTORS THAT SUPPORT CIRCADIAN HEALTH
Learn how nutritional factors including folate, choline, DHA, magnesium, serine, Vitamin D, and zinc support the circadian rhythm.
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PART TWO - B: CIRCADIAN TIMING OF NUTRITIONAL INTAKE
Learn how WHEN you eat affects how food is digested.
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Quantum Newborn Jaundice Course

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First module: Jaundice (aka high bilirubin in babies) overview
Learn what makes bilirubin high in babies, how the current paradigm treats high bilirubin, and the potential risks of sticking with the status quo and…
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Second module: Newborn constipation relief is the first line of support for newborn jaundice
Learn how to think critically about dehydration and constipation, two of the most common and preventable causes of physiological newborn jaundice
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Third module: Reducing excessive blood cell turnover by nurturing strong maternal circadian rhythms
Learn how the circadian rhythm controls timing during pregnancy and early infancy, and what the strength of the mother's circadian timing can do for…
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Fourth module: Looking closer at preterm birth as a contributing factor to newborn jaundice
Learn how lack of connection to nature underlies the most common reasons for preterm birth and subsequent newborn jaundice, and overlooked choices that…
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Fifth module: Unconjugated vs conjugated bilirubin, and the signifigance of antioxidant power of the bilverdin-bilirubin cycle
Learn how bilirubin metabolism works, the limitations of bilirubin testing, and why jaundice is Nature's answer to adverse conditions
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Sixth module: The newborn blood-brain barrier and nature's natural protections
Learn about the final gatekeeper (the blood brain barrier) that determines the outcomes in physiological jaundice and how to support and protect it
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Seventh module: About the protocols
Learn what considerations went into the steps of these physiological jaundice support protocols
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Support protocol 1: Preconception & pregnancy
Learn how to start avoiding the risk factors for newborn jaundice before your baby is even born
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Support protocol 2: For babies at home
Learn how to support the bioelectric and circadian systems of a newborn showing signs of jaundice at home
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Support protocol 3: For babies in the hospital
Learn how to support the bioelectric and circadian systems of a newborn showing signs of jaundice in a hospital
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Conclusion and thank you
Thank you for taking this course! You are now at the cutting edge of what we know about physiological newborn jaundice
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Explore the Quantum side of Newborn Jaundice
We can do better for babies with jaundice, and these are the ways I have learned how
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Master the Belly update & resources

Folate Series

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Folate Part III: Fortification and antifolate medications
Too much of a good thing?
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Folate Part II: Folate Cofactors
Learn about the nutritional cofactors that support a healthy folate cycle.
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Folate Part I: Folate and Methylation
How does B9 affect circadian rhythms?
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Cortisol Series

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Cortisol Part III: More than a "Stress Hormone"
Trusting cortisol by understanding its broad functions across body and mind.
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Cortisol Part II: Optimal Rhythm
The awakening response, cortisol slopes, and how cortisol *should* look around the clock
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Cortisol Part I: Stop the anti-cortisol rhetoric
Morning moods and respecting "the stress hormone". First in a new series about cortisol and circadian rhythmicity.
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Circadian Rhythm

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What can you do when your ideal (circadian) lifestyle goes up in flames?
A: Pick and choose time cues you can control. The first part of this is about tweaking poor lighting to be better; the second part is about util…
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Summer without the AC
Air conditioning: love it or hate it? This year, my husband and I made the bold decision not to hook up the air conditioner for summer. There we…
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Weaning, circadian-style
Weaning is my least favorite part of having babies—it’s even worse than morning sickness! I said this to my husband this morning. In a timely fa…
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Pragmatic ways to replenish yourself after time on your computer, tablet and smartphone
Tips and tricks for managing screen time in online work and education
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Supporting baby’s circadian development
A new workshop for you this Thursday, June 27th at 11 am Pacific (or catch the replay on your own time)
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Chronotype vs circadian rhythm
Answering a reader question
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3 ways circadian health can contribute to the altered states of transcendental childbirth
The circadian science of psychedelic states in birth + invitation to cannabis in pregnancy class
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How to do intermittent fasting without wrecking your hormones (and ultimately gaining weight every time you eat a carb)
Improve your genome, too 🧬
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From visual to aesthetic to health, you absorb everlasting benefits when you invest in better light for your growing family
Light codes for pregnancy, birth, and beyond
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5 must-have circadian and quantum features for your birthing space
Designing the birth suite with circadian and quantum biology in mind
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Circadian-savvy postpartum planning tips
Designing care that respects and nurtures the phases of neonatal circadian development and the young family’s recovery from pregnancy and birth
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Circadian control of dental development in the womb
With ideas for correcting course in oral health in infancy and early childhood
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Replays

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Replay: Circadian Babyhood Workshop
Set baby up for a lifetime of healthy circadian rhythms
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Replay: The Synergy of Melatonin and Oxytocin
Live class recorded November 7th, 2023
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Replay: The Surprising Good News About Sleep Interruptions in Motherhood (Oct. 18, 2023)
Evidence-based circadian strategies for feeling great around the clock in pregnancy and motherhood
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Replay: Circadian Rhythm Workshop for Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy (4+ Hours of Video!)
Watch this video series to learn how to set your baby up for a lifetime of healthy circadian rhythms!
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Earthing

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Isn’t it amazing how life turns death back into life?
A quick quantum lesson in bioenergetics and the transformation of food (dead things) into life
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Daily rituals for a more resilient you
This is anyone’s advice, but I wrote it especially with parents and birth workers in mind
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Do you have to take off your barefooting shoes to ground?
Most grounding shoes are barefooting shoes but not all barefooting shoes are grounding shoes. Here are shopping recommendations for my favorites.
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Quantum strategies for morning sickness
Accommodating the naturally pro-oxidant and inflammatory state of the first trimester
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From circadian to quantum
Next steps on the circadian journey, and a last-minute invitation to learn with me this weekend!
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Powerful Pregnancy, Transcendental Childbirth, Resilient Postpartum
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