The response to the Fundamentals of Prenatal Yoga Teaching workshop invitation has been incredible. Thank you for being drawn to support, guide and inspire pregnant students and new moms. I want to understand where you are on your teaching path now, so I can support you better in the workshop. Do you have a minute to answer one question?   If a pregnant person asked you to teach them a 20-minute practice right now, what would be your biggest worry or question? You can reply with a sentence, a few words, or whatever comes to mind. I read and reply to every email. And if you’re busy, no pressure to respond. I’m looking forward to connecting with you. With gratitude and support, Jessica Fundamentals of Prenatal Yoga Teaching 02/12/2026 09:00 9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET Zoom link for your calendar: https://mayoga.zoom.us/s/82665959292

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Mixed feelings on Mother’s Day and a last-minute card to celebrate moms or reflect.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Hi, Happy Mother’s Day. First, I want to acknowledge that this day is hard for some people, including myself. This newsletter has cartoons about moms, of moms, and for moms, plus a downloadable last-minute Mother’s Day card/activity.

I lost my mom in 2015.

Some years Mother’s Day doesn’t bother me, some years it does. A lot of you are new here because of my Passover project. Important holidays like Passover aren’t the same since my mom died.

Of course, this holiday isn’t the same, either. But, I keep finding new ways to make the most of them even though my mom isn’t here. Today, I’m thinking of my grandma, my female friends and family, and my friends who are amazing moms. And, especially my youngest sister, Lexi, who I lean on all the time. Today’s her birthday!

If you’re new to Danielle in Doodles, welcome! I publish this newsletter of my latest doodles and updates most Sunday evenings (today was early for Mother’s Day), and you can see archives here. Doodles are usually about life in NYC, pop culture, holidays, and Jewish culture.

The people who fill the mom void

Some of my friends who fill the void are new moms! ??? I drew some of them.

If you want your own cartoon of a mom or family, reach out!

Download ‘Mom Libs’ — a last-minute Mother’s Day activity

I was trying to think of a Mother’s Day product and struggling. I drew a floral “Mom”, but it wasn’t that exciting. Then I realized I like storytelling and creating experiences. Then I got the “Mom Lib” idea. Fill it out Mad Libs style or use it as a writing guide for a sincere card. It downloads as a two-page PDF, so you can fold it into a card. It was nice to think about it in regards to my mom, too, to spark some memories. I tried it with my grandma, sister, and cousin, and we had a lot of fun. Watch us here

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Some dark humor—no mom on mother’s day

This cartoon is my way of expressing how I feel on Mother’s Day, especially when people who don’t know me well ask if I’m visiting my mom. I feel a sense of unfairness that she’s gone and this holiday still exists. I feel connected to her in random places and at unexpected times (most recently when my smoke alarm started chirping and during the movie CODA). I try to look out for signs, if those exist! If she was here, I’d visit her all the time.

If you’re interested, here are my other cartoons about grief “Things that would be easier with my mom” and “5 things I miss about my mom that she doesn’t miss about me” and my standup comedy about the subject.

If you’re celebrating, have a lovely Mother’s Day honoring your mom. Life and moments together are precious. If you’re like me, I hope you can find reflective moments, and that some of this content is relatable or helpful.

xo
Danielle

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Ms. Kahaney was named Best Comedian in NYC by Backstage and Best female comedian NYC by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. And even though she’s had specials on Comedy Central and HBO, her parents still wish she married a doctor!

#cory #kahaney #comedy #slight #edge #stephen #colbert #americas #got #talent #broadway #david #letterman #craig #ferguson #view #moms #nyc #cabaret #hbo

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I’m following up my email last week, after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared over 25 million Iranians have contracted COVID, to bring your attention to a U.S. based organization aiding relief efforts both here and in Iran. I’m hoping you’ll take interest in this story as a standalone focus, orin tapping into the organization’s leadership for commentary on this or other related affairs.

Moms Against Poverty (MAP) is a global non-profit organization, founded in 2008 in San Francisco as a volunteer-based nonprofit organization to nurture and educate underprivileged children. In 2020, MAP is working diligently to aid children and the poor impacted by COVID-19. They are active in helping U.S. families,having provided over 50,000 meals in 2020 alone for families from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. but are also currently one of the only U.S. based charities able to provide aid to Iran.

In regards to Iranian humanitarian efforts, the decades-long political stalemate, and severe sanctions / banking restrictions imposed by the U.S., inhibit availability of medical equipment to stem the coronavirus’ effects. Support is desperately needed for the most vulnerable of the populace.

This year alone, MAP has supported over 200,000 children and their families in Iran by providing 27 ventilators, 7 ECGs, 6 radiography machines, 3 oxygen machines, 150 oxygen tanks and tens of thousands of various forms of critical PPEs, including isolation clothing, surgical gowns, masks,and face shields. Beyond hospital support, MAP also donated PPEs, disinfectants and surface cleaners to public orphanages and homeless shelters in Iran.

While this is an accomplishment that tackles the first phase of the pandemic, to alleviate the ever-increasing economic impact of COVID-19, MAP has transitioned their effort to hunger relief in Iran. They recently distributed food packets including groceries such as meat, rice and more to 2000 families. Additionally,MAP has launched a bread project where families in Iran receive bread for a month. MAP also have had a disaster relief NGO arm, operating in Iran since 2010. Recently their funds ceiling quota was tripled by OFAC, allowing them to do even more work. More information on the organization’s efforts is in their mid-year report, here.

While there is brinksmanship ongoing between the U.S. and Iran, the suffering of innocents due to COVID is something that should be addressed and helped at all costs.

#iran #covid #nonprofit #fights #sanctions #help #food #medicine #bobak #cyrus #bakhtiari #rouhani #hassan #president #aiding #relief #moms #against #poverty #map #coronavirus #effects #support #families #ppe #ventilators #oxygen #shelters #hospital #humanitarian

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Judy Meehan is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Judy has had over 20 years of experience in the health care arena, including a background in the private sector as well as nonprofit management. Judy’s leadership at the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has resulted in numerous new programs and campaigns which have shared messages about such topics as immunization, nutrition, prematurity and oral health. Most recently, she has helped to orchestrate an unprecedented public-private partnership with the development, promotion and implementation of the text4baby program. This award-winning initiative involving stakeholders from the White House to community health workers has energized the field with a renewed commitment to every child’s a chance at a healthy start and a safe and nurturing environment in which to grow.

About

About:  Despite decades of public health outreach and education, more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday each year in the U.S. Many factors cause these negative outcomes, including health care access, poverty, and negative health behaviors, but research supports that increasing knowledge around health can help people stay healthier.

To help more pregnant women and new moms get information about caring for their health and giving their babies the best possible start in life, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) launched text4baby, the first free health text messaging service in the U.S.Text4baby supports moms by providing accurate, text-length health information and resources in a format that is personal and timely, using a channel she knows and uses. Over 85% of Americans own a cell phone and 72% of cell users send or receive text messages.

How Text4baby Works

Registration is easy and can be done online here or from your cell phone. Use your cell phone to text the word BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to the number 511411. You’ll be asked to enter your baby’s due date or your baby’s birthday and your zip code. Once registered, you will start receiving free messages with tips for your pregnancy or caring for your baby.
These messages are timed to your due date or your baby’s birth date. If you are pregnant and your due date changes, text UPDATE to 511411 to enter your new due date. Once you have your baby, be sure to text in UPDATE with your baby’s birthday so you keep getting messages through baby’s first year.

If you want to stop receiving messages from text4baby, text STOP to 511411. To start receiving the messages again, you will have to enroll again by sending BABY to 511411 (BEBE to 511411 for Spanish messages).

Text4baby Messages are Free

Thanks to the support of CTIA – The Wireless Foundation and participating mobile operators, all messages you receive from text4baby are free! Even individuals without a text messaging plan can get these messages for free. If someone has limited texts per month, text4baby won’t take away from that limit. As long as you have service with one of the carriers listed below, text4baby is free for you.

• Alltel
• Assurance Wireless
• AT&T
• Bluegrass Cellular
• Boost Mobile
• Cellular South
• Cellcom
• Centennial Cellular
• Cincinnati Bell
• Cricket
• Metro PCS
• N-Telos
• Nex-Tech Wireless
• Sprint Nextel
• T-Mobile
• U.S. Cellular
• Verizon Wireless
• Virgin Mobile USA

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