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Reforming Birth One Baby at a Time 0
- Health, Family, Featured, MomThink
- December 5, 2024
This week, I had the opportunity to talk about my birth experiences at a local university. I was one member of a panel of three women representing ICAN, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, to speak to a women’s studies class about the issue of birth and women’s treatment by the medical community. About half of
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Christmas Shopping for a Happier New Year 1
- Culture, Featured, MomThink
- December 4, 2024
Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. If this is so, many of us are more cynical than we realize because we don’t know the difference between price and value. We buy the cheapest because this is our duty as good consumers. We need
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Average Americans and the Demise of DEI 1
- Culture, Featured
- December 3, 2024
“Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies.” This headline, published last week by the Associated Press, provides yet more evidence that diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are on the retreat across America. “Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a
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What Is Advent, and Why Does It Matter?3
- Culture, Featured, MomThink, Religion
- December 3, 2024
Sunday, December 1 marked the beginning of Advent for 2024. But what exactly is Advent, and why does it matter? Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which means “coming.” In simple terms, Advent is the period on the church calendar directly preceding Christmas. Within the Christian worldview, Advent is a special time of preparation and
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No Substitute for the Real Thing: Study Finds That Looking at Famous Painting in Person Stimulates the Brain More Than Looking at a Copy 0
- Featured, Culture, Science
- December 2, 2024
A recent study revealed that a viewer’s emotional response to a painting is ten times more intense when viewing the original as opposed to a copy. The research involved five paintings, including Johannes Vermeer’s 1665 work Girl With a Pearl Earring, which was the piece that participants viewed for the longest. The paintings seem to
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Reforming Birth One Baby at a Time 0
- Health, Family, Featured, MomThink
- December 5, 2024
This week, I had the opportunity to talk about my birth experiences at a local university. I was one member of a panel of three women representing ICAN, the International Cesarean Awareness Network, to speak to a women’s studies class about the issue of birth and women’s treatment by the medical community. About half of
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