When you live on an island, it's hard to find a village.

We lived on Kauai, a tiny rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the most remote inhabited place in the world.

That's where I gave birth naturally, and where I struggled to find a sense of community, which every new mama goes through.

It's partly what spurred my writing, Meditations for Mamas.

Read more about how my nanny saved my sanity in the early postpartum phase with my article on Parent.co.