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At the end of chapter five, she makes a comment about how we are the products of so many different experiences that happened in childhood. I was thinking about this recently! Both internal (temperament, personality) and external factors (our relationships, culture, society) influence the people we become. We are such complex beings, so it can be hard to understand ourselves, let alone others.

Just read about the importance of breastfeeding. I hope all women have the opportunity to do so in a nature-based way not only for their babies’ benefit, but for their own

“In the words of Rae Maté, ‘We all need to realize that entering a pregnancy should be like entering a shrine, a sacred place and time: a baby is being built… Society needs to protect pregnant women because everybody is creating this child. It takes a world to make a baby.’”

“As soon as the one to four bear babies are born, weighing less than a kilogram, they crawl to their mother’s nipples and begin to nurse. Deb time is spent touching, nursing, nestling, and playing together.” The thought of baby bears playing in little bear home is so cute 😭