MomsRising Near You

May 4, 2015

Last Monday morning I returned to mountains of work having been off for a week with my family for spring break (when we go on vacation we generally go "off the grid"). In addition to hundreds of emails, phone messages and requests for my time, I received several big, timely work opportunities for...

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Renee Trudeau

Childcare & Early Education Health Care MomsRising Near You

May 4, 2015

After a sweet early morning Easter meditation yesterday, I left my husband asleep and headed downstairs to see my 13 year-old. Reading on the couch in his pajamas, he looked up and begged me for raspberries and blueberry waffles for breakfast. I was feeling loving and had the time and bandwidth for...

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Renee Trudeau

Health Care MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work

May 4, 2015

I was recently at a dinner party and found myself in a corner with a heart surgeon discussing the concept of self-care. Like many in healthcare, she saw self-care as something you “should do” for your physical health (exercise, eat well, get enough sleep), but that’s where it ends. She became...

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Renee Trudeau

Food! MomsRising Near You

May 1, 2015

Join MomsRising in Ann Arbor on May 16th for a fun, kid-friendly meet-up where we will be talking local foods and healthy snacks. Everyone gets a popsicle mold and recipes! Bring your kids, bring a friend, and come hang out with us.

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising Near You MomsVote

April 14, 2015

This Mother’s Day win our 2015 Year of Self-Care Mother’s Day Giveaway and enjoy nurturing relaxation, nourishment, empowering coaching, inspiration, plus tools/resources/Renee's favorite self-renewal products and services for an entire year! The $1,850 Year of Self-Care Mother’s Day Giveaway for...

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Renee Trudeau

Moms Gather in Florida

MomsRising Near You

March 9, 2015

I will always equate Amaya Papaya with birth and celebration. Yolonda, the creator and Chief Executive Mami of Amaya Papaya opened her doors in 2009. I'd known her as a counselor when I volunteered to lead her girls in a reading group. That same year, I found myself in a childbirth class that met...

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Sili Recio

Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You MomsVote Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

March 3, 2015

A smile spread across Amy’s face as she strolled out of her doctor‘s office with a clean bill of health yesterday. The sun was shining, and tulips were blooming, as her thoughts turned to planting her first crops of the season. “I love growing wholesome berries and vegetables, “ Amy beams. She and...

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Roberta Riley

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

January 20, 2015

I have spent the past year visiting and advocating for high quality pre-k classrooms in Pennsylvania. In the Fall as election day neared, I would ask the children what they thought it meant to be a "Governor of Pennsylvania". The conversations were so engaging I kept using the question as a conversation starter well after election day was over!

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Mary E. Mannix

MomsRising Near You

December 18, 2014

My favorite Christmas memory is from one of the toughest years of my adult life. When my husband and I moved into our apartment together, our first winter living away from home was the hardest. We were in a new city with no family or friends in the area, we rarely saw each other because he went to...

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Podcast

December 16, 2014

Find out if your family qualifies for free or low-cost health insurance. If you live in the Seattle area, Tune into Chat with Women 1150 AM KKNW at 8 AM, Thursday, December 18 to get the scoop as I explain the basics of what our new health law means for Washington families. Then sign up.

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Roberta Riley