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A story of Pregnancy & Death

I’m 24 weeks pregnant and it’s a girl! And she is living in the most fabulous Red Tent that I have ever created. The story of my...

How to Celebrate Menstruation

How would our world be different if girls were raised to honor their menstrual time? How would our world be different if our girls had...

Ways to honor your menstrual cycle in your Red Tent

by Jane Hardwicke Collings & Susan Stark This article is an excerpt from the eBook “How to Create a Red Tent” Keeping a monthly record of...

How to Talk to your Daughter about Her Body?

By Nati Lucero How to talk to your daughter about her body, step one: don’t talk to your daughter about her body, except to teach her how...

An invite to receive

What messages did your mother give you about being a Woman? What messages are you offering your daughter, or son, about being a Woman?...

Leah’s First Period Ceremony

by DeAnna L’am Leah called me to let me know she has just got her period! Being a heart-auntie to her I was delighted, and deeply touched...

How to Discuss Menstruation With Your Child

by DeAnna L’am “This is my Moon Flow,” I said to Ellah, who was about 4 at the time, when she saw me changing a pad. I never saw my Mom...

Red Tent Communities of Chicago: Tending to Home

by Jayleigh Lewis Sometimes, you don’t have to travel far to find your tribe. Sometimes, a wealth of community, sisterhood, and inspiring...

Teacher-Mom

by Prof. Janet C. Mendoza Stickmon, On paper and voicemails, I identify as a professor. Professional interactions–a professor. In the...