Barbara Buckner Suárez, Author at Barbara Buckner Suárez

Surprise!

I was on a trip with my husband to Boston to attend my god-daughter’s baptism. I was HUGELY pregnant with my first. Hours before the big event, I remember holding her sleeping body against mine when the urge struck: I needed to pee, and I needed to pee NOW! Her...

No Big Deal?

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 4th trimester, Second Baby

When you become a parent for the SECOND time an interesting thing happens. Everyone around you is like, “Yay! You’re going to have another baby! How exciting!” And then… crickets! There’s an assumption that because you’ve done this thing once before, there’s really no...

Growing Together Through Differences? Yes, Please.

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | Becoming Us

The Third Edition of Becoming Us is available NOW! And I’m so excited to be the first stop on Elly Taylor’s virtual Book Blog Tour! Once upon a time, my Mom and I were having a discussion about something that might have been a bit controversial. I can’t...

Connect-Disconnect-Reconnect

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | reality, relationship

By the time you’re reading this, I will have dropped my kids off to school, kissed them goodbye and headed into a weekend with my husband to celebrate 23 years of marriage… Twenty-three years?! That’s a LOT of time, my friends! We’ve reached the point where we’ve been...

Retelling & Reclaiming Birth

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | maternal mental health

This week we recognize Maternal Mental Health. I have worked in the Maternity Field for 20+ years, and I”m pleased that we’re so much farther ahead in recognizing the importance of maternal mental health and the implications it has for the birthing person, the...