Traditional Bone Broth in Modern Health and Disease

Quite a few years ago, I was experiencing pains in my uterus. After quite some back and forth from various gynecologists, I was pretty much left to my own devices to find out just what the matter was. After some research and frustration, I determined that my best option was to get a transvaginal ultrasound. The results of those tests revealed that I had a cyst and a fibroid. I...

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The Myth of a Safer Hospital Birth for Low-Risk Pregnancies

While I don't have children, I do feel strongly about the idea of women having as many options available to her so that giving birth is a true expression of who she is. Unfortunately, when one is hospitalized for any condition, they are usually quite vulnerable and not at all in the best position to advocate for themselves. This article by Dr. Mercola outlines some interesting...

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Parody: Fotoshop by Adobé

    This is definitely a case of funny but true. Incredibly well made, the video, by Jesse Rosten, is a sendup on the Photoshopping industry that takes place in the media at large - the results of which have been truly devastating to people of all races, sexual affiliations and genders. If we choose to, we can take this as an important lesson in not only how the notion of being oneself is disparaged within society, but like a virus, contaminates us individually. With such awareness, perhaps we can then begin to make choices that encourage...

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Losing Femininity in the Elusive Search for Kansas

One thing that's been on my mind often lately is relationships. Whether they be familial, between strangers or with oneself, I find it interesting just how far we as a society have drifted from each other on a spiritual level. This profound chasm of fear has led us all to find enemies where none exist. We have become so divorced from our divine creative force - true femininity...

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High Priestess in the Pulpit: A Theory on the Feminist Vegetarian/Vegan Movement

I was a vegetarian for about three years. When I think about the reasons for it, I found that my initial decision was to eat as low on the food chain as humanly possible in order to lessen the amount of suffering on the planet. As a woman, I knew what it was to be subjected to sexism and objectified. Because of this, I didn't want to perpetuate the cycle any longer. I wanted...

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! As we begin the new year, so many of us are stressed out from all the holiday madness and need torecharge our batteries. One great way to do that is with meditation. One that not only works wonders for helping me to relax, but also provide an amazing detox for both body and soul is Eiriu Eolas (EE) for short. The instant results are incredibly healing ...

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Still traveling, but back to blogging

I'm currently in Belgium - Antwerp, and having a blast. This country is abound with frites, chocolate and beer. This picture is actually in Vlissingen. Lovely... For those of you that still visit, I'm compiling a bunch of interesting new things to tell you about. Thanks for being patien...

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Video Game: Little Big Planet

How cute does is game look? If I were a video gamer, I'd definitely give this one a try. It's also rated for everyone to be able to play! Take a look: http://www.littlebigplanet.c...

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There's No Need To Fear...

Just a little fun... Oh, also: underdogshow....

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Pentagon Pundit Documents

For all who are interested, you can check out the text-searchable documents in the pentagon military analyst program that The Center for Media and Democracy has just released. It's located at: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pentagon_military_analyst_program:_Docume...

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Making Life Creative

Ovation TV is a pretty cool site that has entertainment for the artist in all of us. While a lot of people don't consider themselves artistic, I do think that we all have the capacity to bring creativity to any and everything we do. Anyway, If you fancy a look (my trip to the UK coming out!): http://www.ovationtv.com/pages...

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It's all coming back to me...

Hi all,I 've been traveling the world and am slowly getting back to writing. I apologize for the long wait, but the good news is that I am returning with a fresh perspective of the world and how other countries/cultures see America. Everyone seems to have their eyes on us like a younger sibling and we, like the older sibling don't really take much notice. Hopefully this will change as the world continues to get smaller and as we keep reaching out to each other via the magic that is the internet.To anyone who is the least bit apprehensive about...

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Interview: The Church of Stop Shopping

I'm so excited to have been able to get an interview with Rev. Billy who's Church of Stop Shopping was the subject of the documentary What Would Jesus Buy? I found it to be hilarious and deliciously subversive... (graphic courtesy of revbilly.com) Are you actually a reverend or have you taken the role of reverend for your performance art? If it's the latter, why did you choose...

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The Business of Being Born

Really insightful and riveting movie done by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. It details the history of how home births have been pushed aside in favor of using hospitals. It is also a great source of information in terms of explaining exactly what midwives do and the importance of the role they play not just today, but historically. (graphic courtesy of Paulo Netto and The Business...

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Email: Ohayo from Japan!

So I finally decided to stop waiting for the right circumstances to present itself and just do it. I'm in Kyoto! I'm getting by on ohayo (roughly good morning), kinichiwa (good afternoon), hai (yes) and arrigato (thank you). The people are very friendly for the most part and try really hard to communicate and point you in the right direction. I got lost today and couldn't...

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