Mississippi Hippie Mama

Mississippi Hippie Mama Welcome! I'm a mama of two, childbirth educator, lactavist, home cook, and generally just interested in all things funny, healthy, and natural-minded.

My passions include following around the love of my life, raising decent and kind children, natural birth, breastfeeding, sewing, babywearing, red wine, cooking yummy and sometimes impractical food, reading, yoga, running. My page and blog are the places where I cobble together ideas, reflect, record recipes we enjoy, and think things through in writing. You can also find more information about th

e comprehensive childbirth classes I teach there. My approach to pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding is holistic--look at all of the parts that contribute to your health, happiness, well-being, and satisfaction. Too often the importance of the birth process and experience is underestimated or even ignored in our culture. I recognize that pregnancy and birth have lasting impacts on the physical and mental health of both mother and child. The feeling of empowerment that can accompany birth prepares women for the job of mothering. My In Focus classes do just that--focus in on what is important, what is often blurry in mainstream shows, what is left out of conversations, what knowledge has been lost after generations of over medicalized birth. The goal of class is to decide what's important to you and figure out how to achieve it. That is a long description! Basically, all parts of me and all of my hobbies and passions are located here. I'm putting all of my eggs into one basket...finally.

Thoughts on this?  Y'all can likely guess mine, but let's say it starts with this: When the system we rely on for health...
04/30/2018

Thoughts on this? Y'all can likely guess mine, but let's say it starts with this: When the system we rely on for health care routinely fails to foster mental and physical well-being and also often fails to provide care that is supported by the most current evidence... 🤐

We are still dumbfounded the “experts” have suggested preventing pregnancy altogether as a solution to our abysmal maternal mortality rate....

And by using a creepy cartoon condom.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - what gives?? 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Let's start here...because I geek out on this and because Alabama is in the process of creating a licensure board for CP...
04/29/2018

Let's start here...because I geek out on this and because Alabama is in the process of creating a licensure board for CPMs...finally 🙌https://www.wisewomeneducation.com/blog/midwivery-by-the-generations

By; Augustine Colebrook, CPM ​ AS a modern midwife and an anthropology major in college, I find it particularly interesting to examine the legacy of my profession from a sociological perspective....

04/29/2018

Oh, man has it been a while! Time to update some photos, see what y'all are up to and interested in, and get things shaking in here!

In addition to core healing, I've been learning about pelvic floor issues--too tight, too loose, and how chronic posture...
08/30/2016

In addition to core healing, I've been learning about pelvic floor issues--too tight, too loose, and how chronic postures help or hurt us in "ungluing" the pelvis and sacrum among other things. Katy Bowman's blog, exercises, and podcasts are awesome resources!

https://nutritiousmovement.com/atootightpelvicfloor/

ATooTightPelvicFloor April 25, 2012 / 55 comments Hypertonus of the pelvic floor is extremely common and often treated incorrectly (as general pelvic floor weakness) because many do not understand the biomechanical functions of muscle well. The problem lies here: 1. There is some sort of pelvic floo...

08/30/2016
ATooTightPelvicFloor – Nutritious Movement

In addition to core healing, I've been learning about pelvic floor issues--too tight, too loose, and how chronic postures help or hurt us in "ungluing" the pelvis and sacrum among other things. Katy Bowman's blog, exercises, and podcasts are awesome resources!

https://nutritiousmovement.com/atootightpelvicfloor/

ATooTightPelvicFloor April 25, 2012 / 55 comments Hypertonus of the pelvic floor is extremely common and often treated incorrectly (as general pelvic floor weakness) because many do not understand the biomechanical functions of muscle well. The problem lies here: 1. There is some sort of pelvic floo...

LOVE thredUP!  I just ordered my second bag as part of my effort to organize and simplify our life.  No more mess, no mo...
08/30/2016

LOVE thredUP! I just ordered my second bag as part of my effort to organize and simplify our life. No more mess, no more rushing, no more holding onto things.

thredUP is the most convenient way to sell clothes for cash and shop consignment all online. Here’ s $10 to shop and receive a free bag to clean out your own closet!

08/30/2016
$10 to shop + Order a FREE Clean Out Kit to refresh your closet

LOVE thredUP! I just ordered my second bag as part of my effort to organize and simplify our life. No more mess, no more rushing, no more holding onto things.

thredUP is the most convenient way to sell clothes for cash and shop consignment all online. Here’ s $10 to shop and receive a free bag to clean out your own closet!

As I prepare for my class tomorrow on prenatal core strength, I'm re-reading so many good posts I've bookmarked about al...
07/29/2016

As I prepare for my class tomorrow on prenatal core strength, I'm re-reading so many good posts I've bookmarked about alignment, hip, core, shoulder stuff, body mechanics, etc.... This is such a great read as are the hyperlinked posts within...http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/to-clench-or-not-to-clench-your-butt-that-is-the-question

Perma-clenching is often an unconscious habit created by deep core weakness, pelvic misalignment, pelvic floor weakness, and lumbar instability.

07/29/2016
To Clench or Not to Clench (Your Butt), That Is the Question

As I prepare for my class tomorrow on prenatal core strength, I'm re-reading so many good posts I've bookmarked about alignment, hip, core, shoulder stuff, body mechanics, etc.... This is such a great read as are the hyperlinked posts within...http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/to-clench-or-not-to-clench-your-butt-that-is-the-question

Perma-clenching is often an unconscious habit created by deep core weakness, pelvic misalignment, pelvic floor weakness, and lumbar instability.

If you are near Mobile, AL, I have three spots left in my Prenatal Core Strength Class.  No workouts, just functional mo...
07/17/2016

If you are near Mobile, AL, I have three spots left in my Prenatal Core Strength Class. No workouts, just functional movement, how to engage the most important muscle in your core, and a mini alignment lesson. July 30th from 2-5pm. Message me for more details.

Confession time!  I sometimes down my vitamins and supplements with red wine and a handful of chocolate chips.  Your tur...
07/17/2016

Confession time! I sometimes down my vitamins and supplements with red wine and a handful of chocolate chips. Your turn...

07/16/2016

Big week here! I had the privilege of collaborating on then sitting in on a presentation for a local hospital on tethered oral tissue, a better catch-all term for tongue and lip ties. This group of 10 pediatric surgeons and pediatricians were SO open to learning how to examine a baby, symptoms, complimentary therapies, and what the research says about revision and outcomes among other things. Their willingness to give up an hour and a half of their day, give their full attention to the presenters, and dedication to improving the lives of their patients was heart warming. Think of all of the other great changes in mother-baby care that parents have pushed for through grassroots advocacy!

To continue in the same vein of core rehab and healing, this blog post blew my mind!  I'm constantly reading and learnin...
07/11/2016

To continue in the same vein of core rehab and healing, this blog post blew my mind! I'm constantly reading and learning all that I can: http://www.mamaligned.com/blog/the-squat-is-not-the-new-kegel-part-2

I wrote a while back about why the squat is not the new kegel. Check out Part 1 HERE I want to write on this again because I still get people asking me and each other "what should I do- Kegels or...

I was just reading around The Tummy Team's page and July is Diastisis awareness month!  Here is a picture taken about 8 ...
07/11/2016

I was just reading around The Tummy Team's page and July is Diastisis awareness month! Here is a picture taken about 8 weeks before my second was born. Can you see the "inside out" belly button and separation through the fabric of my dress? It's all I see when I look at it...

Here is a great place to start if you have multiple kids, aches and pains, a body you just "can't get back" no matter ho...
07/10/2016

Here is a great place to start if you have multiple kids, aches and pains, a body you just "can't get back" no matter how hard you work out, and a belly button that never looked the same after your baby. This rehab also works well for pelvic floor issues, since it's the floor of your core

Here is a quick guide for
You can download this infographic and other free resources at https://thetummyteam.com/core-rehab/resources/

07/10/2016

Over a year later, I've got blog post ideas swirling around in my head. What are some things you'd like to read about or hear from me? I'm always "into" something. Tongue ties and core healing have been my hobby horses lately, but I just cannot figure out where to start on either.

Hello world!  It's been too long, so here goes nothing.  Today, I've been batch cooking some favorites--bone broth, ferm...
07/09/2016

Hello world! It's been too long, so here goes nothing. Today, I've been batch cooking some favorites--bone broth, fermented yummies, soaked almonds, kale chips, and those banana will shortly become muffins. Lest I sound too perfect, I'm grubby, my kids have watched too much tv, the house is a wreck, and those cast iron skillets in the background still will not cooperate despite multiple reseasonings with grass-fed beef tallow. Most exciting of all, I've started brainstorming for a class I'm teaching later this summer on core and pelvic floor health.

Want an easier labor and birth?  Start here and begin learning how to have better alignment and body mechanics!  Many of...
02/03/2016

Want an easier labor and birth? Start here and begin learning how to have better alignment and body mechanics! Many of us spend our days slumped, slouched, and out of alignment. Our bodies forget how to hold themselves up properly (and hold and position babies in utero) over time if we don't tune in and practice. Hint: how you are standing or sitting right now probably isn't good alignment for getting your baby ideally lined up to fit through your pelvis.

http://www.bodygeography.net/blog/five-movement-habits-for-a-better-birth-that-dont-involve-kegels

02/03/2016
Five Movement Habits for a Better Birth (that don't involve Kegels)

Want an easier labor and birth? Start here and begin learning how to have better alignment and body mechanics! Many of us spend our days slumped, slouched, and out of alignment. Our bodies forget how to hold themselves up properly (and hold and position babies in utero) over time if we don't tune in and practice. Hint: how you are standing or sitting right now probably isn't good alignment for getting your baby ideally lined up to fit through your pelvis.

http://www.bodygeography.net/blog/five-movement-habits-for-a-better-birth-that-dont-involve-kegels

This year is going to be a year of healing for me.  I'm sick of having a diastisis recti and have changed my daily habit...
01/22/2016

This year is going to be a year of healing for me. I'm sick of having a diastisis recti and have changed my daily habits, alignment, and workout routine to fix it. The Tummy Team Core Foundations online program is helping to significantly close the gap. It's a finger width shorter and much less deep than when I finished physical therapy. I was told then that another baby or surgery were the only ways to correct it further. NOPE! The Tummy Team is having a huge 44% off sale through midnight tonight. I just treated myself to a Core Integrations gift card to start when I finish CF and the CEU course for birth workers. Now time to heal all the mamas...

https://thetummyteam.com/store/

01/22/2016
Products - The Tummy Team

This year is going to be a year of healing for me. I'm sick of having a diastisis recti and have changed my daily habits, alignment, and workout routine to fix it. The Tummy Team Core Foundations online program is helping to significantly close the gap. It's a finger width shorter and much less deep than when I finished physical therapy. I was told then that another baby or surgery were the only ways to correct it further. NOPE! The Tummy Team is having a huge 44% off sale through midnight tonight. I just treated myself to a Core Integrations gift card to start when I finish CF and the CEU course for birth workers. Now time to heal all the mamas...

https://thetummyteam.com/store/

This is a big shift for hospital birth!  Let's hope more providers encourage mothers to eat and drink during labor as th...
10/27/2015

This is a big shift for hospital birth! Let's hope more providers encourage mothers to eat and drink during labor as they desire. I know I would not have made it through either of my labors without food. I was eating a popsicle moments before Will was born at the insistence of my midwives. What would happen to a marathon runner if she wasn't allowed to eat before the big race?

Great to hear. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) announced this weekend that most healthy women can skip the fasting and, in fact, would benefit from eating a light meal during labor. http://asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2015/10/eating-a-light-meal-during-labor

A huge part of seasonal wellness is prevention through nutrition, adequate and quality sleep, and maybe some vitamins or...
09/22/2015

A huge part of seasonal wellness is prevention through nutrition, adequate and quality sleep, and maybe some vitamins or supplements. Another part is being prepared for the typical change of season ickies and school crud. Here is my backup plan if the prevention doesn't cover us: herbal throat spray, allergy tincture, super lysine, homemade elderberry tincture, herbal emergen-c, wild cherry bark syrup. Some medicine cabinet leftovers and some just arrived today from Thrive Market.

http://thrv.me/y3FS4z

Here is a bit more on splinting your tummy for core recovery.  Beth at Fit2B is amazing and offers loads of "tummy safe"...
09/19/2015

Here is a bit more on splinting your tummy for core recovery. Beth at Fit2B is amazing and offers loads of "tummy safe" workouts to rebuild your core postpartum or heal a diastisis recti. I did physical therapy to work on my DR a couple of years ago. My PT had me physically splint my re**us abdominus with my hands. I can already feel what a difference binding or splinting THEN doing exercises makes in engaging the deeper muscles of my core.

http://fit2b.us/splinting/

You don't need to have diastasis recti to benefit from splinting. Worn correctly, a wrap will feel like a much-needed hug... a hug that truly helps and calms and centers you.

09/18/2015

Belly binding is something that has come up in class quite a bit recently. I am starting to use binding and physical therapy grade splints to heal my diastisis recti. The traditional benkung binding is one of the best ways to support your body and encourage healing postpartum. It's a Malaysian tradition, and this woman explains it quite nicely as she demonstrates how to wrap. You will need 7-14 yards (yes, yards) of 10-12" high fabric to make your own.

I am SO looking forward to my Thrive Market and Vitacost orders getting here!  We should be set for the fall for vitamin...
09/18/2015

I am SO looking forward to my Thrive Market and Vitacost orders getting here! We should be set for the fall for vitamins, supplements, and "pickups" that I would normally get at the health food store. I love to support local, but I love to stay on budget, too! http://thrv.me/3D1WX3

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Mama Sherpas is a film I've been wanting to watch for a while!  It's in my Amazon queue, and I'm thinking it'll be a goo...
08/20/2015

Mama Sherpas is a film I've been wanting to watch for a while! It's in my Amazon queue, and I'm thinking it'll be a good watch to get ready for this upcoming class series. Yes, I am definitely a birth feminist--your body, your birth, your baby, your decisions! End of story!

My C-section experience felt completely out of my hands and led to much pain and suffering. But there’s a way for women to make more empowered decisions about giving birth.

On Monday, I'm hosting an incredibly talented, passionate IBCLC from an hour and a half away.  She is great for any brea...
08/14/2015

On Monday, I'm hosting an incredibly talented, passionate IBCLC from an hour and a half away. She is great for any breastfeeding help but is an expert in oral restrictions (tongue and lip ties). Several mamas and their babies have booked appointments, and I plan to soak up the knowledge shared. Does your baby have any of the signs of restriction? The post below covers several less-known ones.

http://www.staciebingham.com/blog/super-sleuthing-for-tongue-or-lip-ties

When wondering if your baby might have a tongue tie or lip tie, many questions arise. Shared here are some visible, physical features babies with Tethered Oral Tissue may manifest. In dialoguing with...

Who else uses Thrive Market?  We got our second box this week filled with goodies--Green Pastures FCLO, EnviroKids Panda...
08/13/2015

Who else uses Thrive Market? We got our second box this week filled with goodies--Green Pastures FCLO, EnviroKids Panda Puffs (aka panda cereal at our house), toothbrushes the kids love, organic nuts, and some other items. The kids and I took a dose of fish oil (bleck!), and Iz came back in the kitchen a few minutes later with a look of horror on her face and asked, "Mama, what's in panda cereal?" After reassuring her that there are NO panda bears in the cereal, I walked to another room for a good laugh! So far, it's really great stuff that is much less expensive than at the grocery or health food store!

http://thrv.me/y3FS4z

Shop the best healthy, natural, non-GMO, organic, vegan, raw, Paleo, gluten-free, and non-toxic items from the top-selling brands at wholesale prices.

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