Reasons to Hire a Doula
First things first, let's establish what a doula is. Doula, from the Greek for Servant, is someone that provides emotional, informational...
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Julia Elliott
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Tips for Morning Sickness
So you're pregnant. And now you are facing one of the most common symptoms: Morning sickness. Ugh. And it's not just the morning! You...
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Julia Elliott
- Feb 4
- 3 min
What to do when Labor Starts
So you think labor is here. Yay! But what if this isn't the real thing... How do you know?!? Well sometimes we are going about our day...
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Julia Elliott
- Jan 23
- 3 min
My Favorite Wellness Tricks
What do you do when you feel that ickiness coming on? This morning I woke up with the telltale signs of a cold coming on. No fun! And...
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Julia Elliott
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Healthy Preggo Snacks!
If you've known me for very long, you know how much I enjoy food! It goes beyond simply needing fuel for my day. I find eating to be a...
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Julia Elliott
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
Food for Thought
I’ve gotten a lot of unintended flack over the years for the way I eat. And just to be clear, the things y’all say do impact me. Here are...
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Julia Elliott
- Sep 28, 2018
- 3 min
#dream, then live it
I’m a dreamer. I haven’t always been, but I am now. I find myself thinking of all of these things that I could do in my life, all of the...
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Julia Elliott
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
#metoo: Confessions of the ‘unharmed’
Those who know me may be surprised to read the title of this post. For all intents my life has been one of health and safety when it...
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Julia Elliott
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
What would you grab?
The house is on fire. You have 60 seconds to get your most treasured possessions out. What would you grab? Since leaving my full-time...
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Julia Elliott
- Apr 20, 2018
- 7 min
Freedom in limits
Boundaries. I feel like our culture has a misconception about what boundaries are and just how important they are to a healthy lifestyle....
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Julia Elliott
- Feb 26, 2018
- 2 min
Satisfied
You are a good, good Father. That is Your identity. And me? Well, I am loved. That’s me. My lungs are filled by You. By Your breath. By...
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Julia Elliott
- Feb 11, 2018
- 4 min
This is How I Fight My Battles
At the beginning of the year, I talked about one of my goals this year being connection. I had no idea that in order to accomplish that I...
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Julia Elliott
- Feb 5, 2018
- 3 min
Sometimes Breakthrough Comes in Rest
And just like that January is over and gone. Have you ever felt that sensation of time feeling fast and slow all at once? That is the...
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Julia Elliott
- Dec 26, 2017
- 2 min
Christmas Ponderings
O come, Thou Day-Spring Come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death’s dark shadows put...
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Julia Elliott
- Dec 20, 2017
- 3 min
Goodbye Childhood. Hello Adulthood
I’ve been married a year. I’ve lived in my cute little newly remodeled home for a year. And my heart hasn’t settled in yet. As I prepared...
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Julia Elliott
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
Let’s Be Real….
“Good morning Starshine, The earth says ‘hello!'” So this is a blog. Which means I have to fill it. So let’s start off with a bang! I...
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