I am bursting with excitement over our new program! It’s called Strong Mamas! Healthy Babies! and it is going to change lives! YANA is partnering with Dr. Sonal Patel, who is a neonatal physician who runs her own company called NayaCare (www.nayacare.org) and we are going to
Read more →Remember when you were first trying to get pregnant and started buying or were gifted a ton of parenting books? Remember the “What to expect” books? I read a few books as a new pregnant woman who had no support or a mom (She passed away December
Read more →As we age and enter different “season,” I believe our identity changes too. We begin as someone’s child, sometimes someone’s sister or brother and then maybe someone’s wife or husband and THEN…THEN we become someone’s mom or dad. For the purposes of this blog post, I am
Read more →Why do we shy away from asking for support or help? Why do so many people see it as a sign of weakness? I struggle with this too and wonder why. I ask this question 10 days after a local mom took her life and left behind
Read more →I was having lunch with a good friend today and we talked about our kids and how they communicate. We talked about how communication has gotten so hard for us as a society. Our kids do not know how to communicate. Instead, when things get tough or
Read more →This is for all of those moms in their 40’s who had moms who smoked cigarettes, dad’s who worked with their hands and killed their bodies to provide for their families and had one or two or three siblings. This is for the 40-something moms who want
Read more →Eight hours. “THEY” say in order to be productive and healthy and lose weight or keep all your hair, you are supposed to sleep for eight hours. Who are THEY kidding? Who are “THEY” anyway? Who says THEY know what’s best for me? Do they have 2.5
Read more →WOW! At the end of April we will have been an organization helping moms for three years! Can you believe that? I was told NUMEROUS times that any nonprofit worth their weight will need to stick it out until year three to find funding, prove efficacy and
Read more →Covid has changed how we do things…so our in-person gatherings have been suspended until further notice. PLEASE reach out if you would like to have a support mom! Kids Wonder in Centennial is hosting us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month from 2-3:30.
Read more →Holy moly. I can’t believe we are coming up on the holidays! What a blessing YANA has been to me and my soul. I have met some amazing people and have felt the positive energy flow. I know that we all need someone in our lives who
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