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Conviction and compromise on the road

July 7, 2014 by Jessica 13 Comments

Welcome to the July 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Vacation This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their family-travel tips, challenges, and delights. Please read to the end to find a list of links…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Featured, Holistic Health Tagged With: Carnival of Natural Parenting, family, Healthy Eating, priorities, travel, vacation

Parenting in the land of compromise

June 11, 2013 by Jessica 21 Comments

Welcome to the June 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting:   Parenting in Theory vs. in Reality This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants are sharing how their ideas and methods of parenting have changed. *** The surprises…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, Featured, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health Tagged With: adrenal fatigue, Ayurveda, GAPS diet, nutrition, Paleo, priorities, public school, rhythm, school, stress, Waldorf education, writing mother

View from a purple state

November 6, 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

This election business poses a challenge for me.  Everyone is talking on Facebook about their hopes and fears, but, when I’m standing in my kitchen talking to my 6-year-old, I don’t want to talk too much about politics. My son just doesn’t need too much of the world on his shoulders. I wonder what truly…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: advocacy, diversity, election, NaBloPoMo, poetry, political parties, politics, presidential election, purple state, tolerance

Confessions of a mostly natural parent

September 7, 2012 by Jessica 5 Comments

Welcome to the second edition of the “I’m a Natural Parent – BUT…” Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and our feminist {play}school. During this carnival our participants have focused on how mainstream society has affected their natural parenting and how they have come to peace…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: calm, diet, family, GAPS, GAPS diet, happiness, home, joy, moving, parenting, peace, priorities, renovation, rhythm, simplicity parenting, travel, working mother, writing mother

Putting a public face on “holistic”

April 12, 2011 by Jessica 16 Comments

Welcome to the April Carnival of Natural Parenting: Compassionate Advocacy This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how they advocate for healthy, gentle parenting choices compassionately. Please read to the end to find a list…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: activism, advocacy, food, high fructose corn syrup, holistic, Holistic Moms Network, nutrition, prioities

Peggy O’Mara at Family Wellness Summit

October 22, 2010 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I promised myself I would not stay up late since I have to get up before sunrise to make it back to Reston for the birth panel at the Freedom for Family Wellness summit. But I also will focus better if I can at least share some pearls of wisdom from Mothering magazine editor Peggy…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: family, Freedom for Family Wellness summit, healing, parenting, priorities

About Jessica Claire Haney

Welcome to Crunchy-Chewy Mama. I’m Jessica Claire Haney, a writer, editor, wellness advocate, former high school English teacher, tutor, and mother of two. Writing My writing has been published in the Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Washington FAMILY, Scary Mommy, Mothering.com, Porcupine Literary, Beltway Poetry Review, Written in Arlington, Grace in Darkness, Abundant Grace, Have Milk, Will Travel: Adventures in…

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Balancing action with rest

October 10, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I had a fabulous week last week of attending three (partial) days of the NVIC conference and then all day of “Perinatal: A Symposium on Birth and Reproductive Rights.” But now, instead of volunteering at the Holistic Moms Network table at the Green Festival, I’m home with a slight fever. I don’t feel that bad,…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, Holistic Health Tagged With: healing, homeopathy, priorities

Where are reporters when you want them?

October 5, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I just attended three (partial) days of an amazing conference where doctors from around the world were presenting fascinating information, including explaining how they came to question practices they’d had for years — even decades — before something caused them to question what they were doing. There were a few camera crews, and I’m told…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, Holistic Health, The Arts Tagged With: media, writing

Writing mama as citizen journalist

October 3, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Today Mothering Magazine editor Peggy O’Mara spoke about the “new health journalism” at the National Vaccine Information Center’s Fourth International Public Conference. She contrasted “industrial media” — most of which is owned by only 10 companies — with digital media. I like thinking of myself as one of many “citizen journalists,” a “participant observer” reporting…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, The Arts Tagged With: writing mother

From the vaccine conference

October 3, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Among the information I learned today at the National Vaccine Information Center’s Fourth International Public Conference were the following: -The majority of flu-like illnesses — 86% — are not caused by the influenza virus. The flu vaccine addresses only 14% of flu-like illnesses that are, in fact, caused by the influenza virus (as opposed to…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health Tagged With: vaccines

In another mom’s shoes: vaccine injury really happens

October 2, 2009 by Jessica 1 Comment

This post originally appeared on DC Metro Moms on October 2, 2009 In another mom’s shoes: vaccine injury really happens Imagine your 14-year-old daughter going from a competitive cheerleader with a 4.0 average to someone who has daily seizures, partial paralysis and a drug regiment of 33 pills a day. I’ve been attending the National…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: health, vaccine injury

Looking to learn: vaccine conference

October 2, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

It’s too late to be up when you’re planning to be at a conference at 8 a.m., but I just have to say how excited I am to be attending the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination sponsored by the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC). There is lots to learn! One place to start: To…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health Tagged With: vaccines

Toddlers aren’t the only ones who whine

February 5, 2009 by Jessica Leave a Comment

This post originally appeared on DC Metro Moms on February 5, 2009. The original comments follow below. It’s been two months since my husband took our son, almost three, to the Scottish Walk in Old Town Alexandria and, despite all the dogs and bagpipes, the memory the boy shares of that day is “Daddy and…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Uncategorized Tagged With: inauguration, Metro, priorities, PTSD, Purple Tunnel of Doom

New vaccine book and info

October 20, 2008 by Jessica Leave a Comment

In the next few weeks, I intend to highlight some of what I got out of the Holistic Moms Network national conference in more detail. For now, though I want to at least mention what an inspiring and yet frightening talk I heard from the founder of the National Vaccine Information Center, Barbara Loe Fisher….

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Filed Under: Holistic Health Tagged With: vaccines

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