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To me, with love

June 9, 2015 by Jessica 21 Comments

Welcome to the June 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Talking to Yourself 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 written letters to themselves. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health Tagged With: Carnival of Natural Parenting, coping strategies, depression, hope, identity, joy, mental health, priorities

Activist, educator, mother: spin the dial

July 31, 2014 by Jessica 1 Comment

What words would you use to describe yourself? How do those words change when you become a parent? What do your choices look like with the glasses of parenthood on? This week I felt like some of my many identities came together outside the Federal Triangle Metro station at the Moms Clean Air Force-organized rally…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Featured, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: activism, advocacy, clean air, climate change, engagement, environment, identity, Moms Clean Air Force, Play-In for Climate Action, policy, politics, priorities, roles

Mother’s Self-Renewal workshop begins

January 14, 2012 by Jessica 3 Comments

When a two-hour workshop that requires almost an hour of driving leaves you feeling recharged like you had a nap, I’d say it lives up to its “self-renewal” title! Today was the first meeting of a “Monthly Mother’s Self-Renewal Group” based on Renee Trudeau’s book, The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. We centered, we talked, we…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Holistic Health, The Arts Tagged With: creativity, identity, mothering, priorities, self, support, support group, working mom, writing mother, yoga

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Welcome to Crunchy-Chewy Mama, where the wilderness meets the sidewalk. Around here, I do my best to live as healthfully as possible. But compromises abound.

I also publish the resource blog Mindful Healthy Life of Metro DC. To learn about my writing and appearances and for details about the writing, editing and consulting services I offer, visit JessicaClaireHaney.com.

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