Eden Family Practice, LLC

02/02/2026

Welcome Imbolc!

02/01/2026

One of my new yoga students is teaching yoga today at 1pm. She focusing on core and pelvic floor, but shares this is more restorative than vinyasa.

You are all invited to join for free, virtually!!

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Connecting breath with movement. This class is excellent for all bodies and all levels.

01/27/2026

Midwifery hasn't always been a crunchy white lady thing. Every community needs a midwife and a birthing center.

We need to understand too, that midwifery history has long included Black midwives, granny midwives and herbalists - healers. Black midwives can better address the underlying issues causing Women of Color to die FOUR TIMES more often in childbirth, than that of white women - which is already TOO OFTEN in the United States (the worst in the world among industrialized countries).

"When we re-intregate midwifery into the community, we have the potential to heal generations," says Baril.

Community-based midwifery is the most traditional way to give birth. Reintegrating midwifery in the community is a paradigm shift from our last 100+ years of...

01/26/2026

Teaching again, in a holistic health program, about the History of Childbirth. One of my students shared this video, which I think was well done. They have all been pretty unaware of the struggles midwives have faced through generations, largely because they are a female dominated profession.

However, what I wish this clip didn't perpetuate was that midwives and doctors are mutually exclusive. "Doctor" is not a profession, but a title delineating the level of one's education, no matter their area of study.

The comments on this video are just as great... "In Germany doctors are not permitted to do births without the assistance of a midwife. Also a doctor is prohibited from giving orders to a midwife regarding birth. That said, of course, both usually work in a team for the best results possible."

Another says, "Weird. We just think midwives are highly trained nurses that take care of pregnant women and births (in Finland). Other than giving birth by yourself in the woods in some sort of new age ritual, I didn't think you had births without midwives, except in case of C-section."

A deeper look at history explains why when it comes to midwife use, the US falls behind other affluent countries.Read more in ProPublica's story here:https:/...

01/25/2026

If you're stuck inside because of the snow, join us at 1pm for yoga! We have a student teacher today, who is FABULOUS! This is a FREE class and done virtually, so you can join is us in the comfort of your own home.

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Connecting breath with movement. This class is excellent for all bodies and all levels.

01/24/2026

May challenge my yoga group with these tomorrow...

01/24/2026

“He threatened to kill her for years. Then he did.”

‼️Trigger Warning ‼️

An Ohio community is mourning the brutal deaths of a respected dentist and his wife after authorities say her ex-husband carried out a targeted, domestic-violence-driven ex*****on — one that family members say had been threatened for years.

According to prosecutors, Michael McKee shot and killed Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife Monique Tepe inside their home before fleeing the scene. The couple’s children were inside the house when the killings occurred — a detail that has shaken even seasoned investigators.

Family members say this was not an unpredictable act of violence. Monique had allegedly warned loved ones for years that her ex-husband repeatedly threatened to kill her. Those threats, they say, continued long after she remarried and tried to move forward with her life. What many dismissed as “angry talk” ultimately became lethal.

Authorities allege McKee forced his way into the home and opened fire, killing both victims before escaping. He was later taken into custody following a multi-day search. Prosecutors have since laid out a chilling timeline that points to premeditation, obsession, and escalation — hallmarks of intimate partner violence.

Dr. Tepe was well-known in the community for his dental practice and commitment to his patients. Friends describe the couple as devoted parents who believed they had taken steps to stay safe. But domestic violence doesn’t end when a relationship ends — and this case underscores how separation is often the most dangerous time for survivors.

This is not a story about jealousy or heartbreak. This is a story about coercive control, fixation, and entitlement — about a man who believed he still owned access to a woman who had left him. And when that control was denied, violence followed.

This case matters because it exposes one of the most dangerous myths about domestic violence: that time makes threats fade. In reality, untreated obsession can smolder for years before erupting — often with devastating consequences not only for survivors, but for new partners and children caught in the crossfire.

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What should happen the moment someone says, “He told me he would kill me”?

01/23/2026

One of my students today was writing about this history of midwifery and stated...

"The male appropriation of childbirth was directly linked to professional power..."

Male appropriation of childbirth...?

Male appropriation... ...of childbirth?

I am struck. Going to ponder and be back. Ponder with me so we can later converse on this.

01/22/2026

And they say there wasn’t autism back in the day. ❤️

01/17/2026

01/13/2026

How many herbs should the herbalist know well?

About 30, maybe 35, and maybe a fungus as well.

The truth is, most experts seem to say to limit your knowledge to a few really great herbs, rather than learning a large number.

Learn to identify about 30, experience growing them where you can, communicate with them, discern when, where, and how best to harvest them, make medicine with them - touch, taste, smell, and use them.

Thirty plants will keep you well nurtured and even enchanted! As situations arise, one or more additional herbs will attract your attention and attach themselves to your repertory.

Where do you start? Well, which draw your attention? Which ones touch your spirit? These are the relationships you don't want to ignore.

Which herbs grow near you? The plants you select should be fairly easy to acquire and always of excellent quality.

01/13/2026

Sometimes I fully understand why clinicians have to endure so many hours of education on protecting client's privacy. Ethically and morally this should be a no-brainer, although I appreciate we have clinicians who lack these attributes. However, even when we hold high ethical standards, it is astonishing the S**T we see in primary care (and every aspect of healthcare) that I am eager to share some of these scenarios with other providers to learn from or consumers, so they can better protect themselves.

I have to swap stories and make some stuff up so there is no figuring out who is who, which is part of why I over share my own personal circumstances because I know so many others are enduring the same, but there is no privacy breached.

Today's PSA is therefore about CORE STABILITY & STRENGTH.

Folks, if I could tell you the number of senior citizens who are absolutely incapacitated by weak spines and weak cores... and the number of providers who simply write scripts for narcotics and surgery. GOOOD LORD! Even young practitioners... in a narcotic epidemic!!!

I am 50 years old. I've had six babies. I had many years of sitting and working at the computer, and this is horrendous for your core and your hips, as well as your spine. For a few years now I have been doing yoga, most every day. I dance several hours a week and get sweaty. I've spent a plethora of time trying to reengage my core after severe diastasis recti - no surgery. I have also started working with a trainer - cue the applause. However, I still have many days of pain in my lower back. If I sit too long, it takes me several seconds to stand up straight. I am rather frequently getting out the heating pad and whining.

I can't even FATHOM what it would be like if I didn't work so hard to maintain and improve my physical health.

There is so much here I want to say (and I wrote a course about it) but know that if you have back pain, it is HIGHLY likely that your hip flexors are tight, your core muscles are weak, and your back muscles are weak. Those bones and that degenerative disc disease and your pinched nerves would not be as significant if you had a stable core and spine.

You NEED a trainer with speciality training in protecting and strengthening the core, which includes the back. You NEED restorative yoga. Yes, even in your sixth and seventh decades of life.

It breaks my heart to see people who are incapacitated and in so much pain, for lower back pain, and physical therapy and exercise is not part of their treatment. Narcotics and surgery are not long-term fixes.

I'll hook you up! Connect with me. Mommas - if you have lower back pain, this may relate to restorative work you needed after pregnancy that went unaddressed, and we can fix this too.