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From the moment those two lines appear on your pregnancy test - you are a mama and your brain starts firing a million questions a minute. (As a mom of 3 I know it all too well). Below you’ll find everything you need from pregnancy through postpartum, mindset, advocacy and support. You’ll be educated, feel confident and might even have a giggle or two.
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The Glimmer Grocery List.
nutrition, pregnancy, Health
Pregnancy isn’t a time for restriction—it’s a time for deep nourishment.
Not just eating more… but eating with purpose, intention, and a whole lot of love.
If you’re the kind of woman who reads labels, shops organic, and believes food is medicine, then this one’s for you. Because your pregnancy grocery list? It’s more than a checklist—it’s an act of care for the life growing inside you and the sacred body carrying it all.
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Ditch the Timeline: Reclaiming Trust in Your Body’s Birth Rhythm
There’s a quiet pressure that creeps into pregnancy conversations. You hear it in passing, you feel it in appointments, you sense it in the well-meaning “you haven’t had that baby yet?” questions.
It’s the pressure of the timeline.
Due dates. Cervical checks. Charts and graphs. Numbers that somehow begin to dictate how ready your body is, how safe your birth is, and how normal your experience should be.
Let’s call it what it is: a culturally imposed clock.
And it’s time to ditch it.
How to Cultivate a Calm Mindset in Early Pregnancy
You just saw those two pink lines. Your heart fluttered. Maybe you cried. Maybe you laughed. Maybe you sat there in complete stillness, realizing your life just changed forever.
Early pregnancy is a tender place—where joy meets overwhelm, excitement dances with uncertainty, and the deepest desire to do things right can feel louder than your own inner knowing.
Here’s what I know for sure: your peace matters.
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