Ancestral grief comes in acknowledgment of the trauma that preceded us - the grief in acknowledging the genocides experienced by our respective lineages.

Grief manifests in many...

When applying for continuing education units, for mental health professionals within the United States, through the NASW (National Association of Social Workers), I had a brief...

Clearly, we have an epidemic in maternal mental health.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports approximately 20% of women in the United States experience postpartum...

The epidemic levels of perinatal mood disorders being experienced in modern times are most often a SYMPTOM of the underlying problem. The underlying problem being:...

By Elder Donna Maria Camps
Holder of the Star Nations Teachings and Traditional Knowledge Keeper

There has been a push, energetically upon our planet Gaia/Earth, for us to step...

Innate’ is that which is natural and inherent. ‘Traditions’ are those teachings that are passed down from one generation to the next. Our innate physiological...

Many of the old medicine ways talk about ‘bad medicine’, and ‘bad medicine’ being ‘thrown’ at people and ‘lodged’ into...

This past February I received 3-separate grants and was blessed with the opportunity of traveling to Belize to further my studies in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal...

The original postpartum traditions throughout the world while specific to the cultural context in which they come—all share deep, common roots. Postpartum traditions all...