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Join Paul W. Reeves, Ed.D - a longtime teacher and school principal, and the father of three children - and his guests, as they discuss the world of parenting your children, from birth through age 100! Also included are excerpts and discussions of Paul\'s parenting book, "A PRINCIPAL\'S FAMILY PRINCIPLES - Raising Your Kids to Be Happy and Healthy, While Enjoying Them to the Fullest".

On today\'s show, in addition to reading the chapter, "Does God Allow \'STILLS\'?" from his book, sharing wisdom from others, a bit of humor, and Paul played Part 1 of his interview with DR. DIANE SPEIER - a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and childbirth educator.

DR. DIANE SPEIER,\\xa0a certified Child Birth Educator from the United Kingdom, will join us to discuss all of her work, including her books, "Life After Birth: A Parent\\u2019s Holistic Guide for Thriving in the Fourth Trimester" and "Digital Doula\\xae2.0", as well as her upcoming online course, "8 Keys for Thriving in the Fourth Trimester".

From Her Website:\\xa0

"I became a\\xa0certified childbirth educator\\xa0in 1978 and offered birth preparation courses and taught classes in fitness to pregnant and postpartum women for 20 years. I also started attending births as\\xa0doula\\xa0in 1978 and have been an enlightened and experienced guide for facilitating birth for my doula clients.

In November 2013, I released the first version of a\\xa0postnatal app\\xa0called Digital Doula\\xae. It was the first of its kind, and a rare information resource for postpartum women and their families.\\xa0Digital Doula\\xae2.0\\xa0was released in 2020 as a completely upgraded app that is available in both iOS and Android versions.

In 2019, I published the\\xa0book\\xa0Life After Birth: A Parent\\u2019s Holistic Guide for Thriving in the Fourth Trimester\\xa0(Praeclarus Press).\\xa0Digital Doula\\xae2.0\\xa0is the companion to the book, and the sections of the app match the sections of the book and add a couple. And as new information and research becomes available, it will be added to the app to positively supplement the content of the book.

Nowadays, I\\u2019ve extracted the decades of work I\\u2019ve done as a birth professional into two important\\xa0workshops\\xa0for expectant and new parents. One is a way of avoiding birth trauma (Avoiding Birth Trauma: The Missing Link in Birth Preparation), and the other is a prenatal preparation for the postpartum period so you can thrive in the fourth trimester (Postpartum W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S.: Making the Most of Life After Birth). Once you\\u2019ve taken traditional birth preparation, you don\\u2019t want to miss these additional empowering workshops.

\\u200bIn 2022, I created an online course called 8 Keys for Thriving in the Fourth Trimester, which prepares prospective and new parents for what happens after the baby is born. The 8 modules cover the range of experiences that most parents are unaware will have a profound impact on their relationship and their lives as they make the transition to parenthood. Being prepared for the postpartum period is something that is even more important than preparation for childbirth. As an online course, this is something that parents can dip into as and when they are able."

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