Mom Life

I think it is fair to say that our education system as we knew it is no longer good enough. Many researchers and educators have been saying this for years, but it has taken a pandemic for more eyes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywi3ianWCUI We spent some time talking to Dr. Bethany Cook, a Clinical Psychologist, Health Service Psychologist, and a Board Certified Music Therapist, about ways to take mental breaks. What started out as a conversation about mental breaks for parents, quickly...

I remember it as if it was yesterday – it all began one summer in the mid-90’s. The sun was blazing and the radio was blaring in my cousin’s car on a fine L.A. morning. We were on our...

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we'd like to take the time to highlight some of the amazing, women-owned businesses in the Bay Area. Don't see your favorite on this list? Please comment below so that we...

My husband and I are half-way through construction on a home in Healdsburg. We estimate the entire project, from the day we closed on the land to the day we get the keys will take 2 years and 3...

The one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown is coming up, and children have become restless. Although some of them have gone back to in-person classes, a large number of students continue to do remote learning. Most after-class activities have...

The pandemic has created the most difficult conditions for kids and families. I’ve done a ton of research and taught yoga to kids at every age for over 15 years. Luckily, I’ve found that Yoga provides solutions to some...

The first year I lived in Pacifica I complained about it nearly every single day. In 2016 our second child was born and our one bedroom rent controlled sunset apartment suddenly seemed way too small. We didn’t want to...

OUT NOW: EWG’s 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ Collards, Mustard Greens Join Kale at No. 3 on Dirty Dozen™ Peppers, New to Dirty Dozen, Are No. 10 90+ percent of Non-Organic Citrus Contaminated With Toxic Pesticides NOTE: There...

On the one year anniversary of COVID-19, it is totally appropriate to mourn what we’ve lost, but also to take a moment and reflect on what we’ve learned. While each of our circumstances have varied to staggering degrees, I’d...