I am so very glad you are here and welcome to The Parenting Passageway. I wanted to share a little about me for those of you who are new to this page.

I was born and raised in NY but have spent most of my decades in the deep south, where I feel most at home on our equine farm. The farm was a pandemic move, and it is still under lots of renovation as little by little we work towards bringing it to life. We have horses, boarding for horses, dogs, cats, bees (and no chickens! My husband isn’t a fan). I actually didn’t grow up with horses at all, but I started to learn about horse care as all of the children rode. I love the nutrition and health aspects of taking care of horses and am hoping to ride more this year. It’s never too late to do something new!

I have spent decades as a pediatric and pelvic health physical therapist, a board certified lactation consultant, and as a volunteer breastfeeding counselor. Currently I work mainly as a pelvic health physical therapist and as a lactation consultant and I divide my time off the farm pretty evenly between those endeavors.

Waldorf Education is such a developmentally appropriate education and I have loved it for decades. Two of our children are now graduated and off on their own with only our son left at home. I earned a certificate in Anthroposophy and the Arts from Antioch University, which was the precursor at the time to Waldorf teacher training. I have documented nearly every block I taught for every grade throughout educating all three of our children, and I hope you can benefit from the mistakes and successes I have had! I love supporting development!

I am a writer, musician, artist, a cook experimenting with preserving and plant-based recipes, a wanna be gardener , a Christian, hopefully a good friend, and a health thriver after a potentially fatal disease last year, and a big fan of acupuncture. Many weeks,I struggle with finding time to work out ,and sometimes feel like I could do a better job taking care of myself in the busy seasons of life, (and of course there is always a lot to be done on a farm). I love hearing from my readers all around the world, and I thank you! I am not a big traveler, but in my head I have gone many places in just talking to my readers.

I am so glad you are here, and I love learning from you all. In this Eastertide, I hope we can grow together. I would love to hear what is going on in your corner of the world. ❤

Much love,

Carrie