by Juliet Batten | 1, Oct, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter
Pregnant in Paris: that was me in 1970, with not a female relative in sight. How could I prepare myself to give birth to my baby? I took refuge in books on natural childbirth. And that’s when I discovered that ‘transition’ is a critical phase in the birthing... by Juliet Batten | 5, Sep, 2019 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
On a wet August morning last week, my readers surprised me. I had put a question to those who had come from the northern hemisphere to live here in Aotearoa New Zealand: ‘What were the hardest things about adjusting to our southern seasons’? ... 
by Juliet Batten | 13, Jun, 2019 | Seasons Newsletter
Can you love the dark? Do you flinch from it or do you walk towards its enfolding embrace? The winter quiet We have entered the six darkest weeks of the year (or the six brightest weeks if you are in the northern hemisphere, so here’s...