I wish I had read Sacred Pregnancy when I was pregnant instead of the dozen books I had to piece together to try to make sense of it all. Anni Daulter has created what should be the new standard for today's mom: birth journals, labor workbooks, pregnancy memoirs, and holistic wisdom. It is gentle and enlightening, and lays the foundation for what we know helps women have the labor and birth they want and deserve: support, self-knowledge, and empowerment.

I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them.

I have a life. My kids don't run my house.

A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

Breast-feeding is the natural, optimal way to feed a child.

I'm generally intimidated by adults.