Anxiety Free Parenting with Ashley Pickett, IBCLC

03/21/2026

03/21/2026

03/20/2026

Hello to New and Expecting families in !!!

If you are having a hard time finding effective breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or other feeding support, please reach out to The Wellness Lab and book an initial consultation with me!

I'd be happy to find creative and workable ways to move you closer to your hopes and goals.

AND... if you are expecting or just had a new baby, and haven't taken a dedicated breastfeeding class - join us for our Breastfeeding Basics crash course!! This class aims to catch you up on the very best breastfeeding info (designed to go above and beyond what a typical prenatal class covers) and learn trusty hacks to improve milk supply, make feeding less painful, and ensure full-term nursing!!

03/10/2026

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12/24/2025

NEW BOOK ALERT!!
This should be worth the pre-order ❤️
I feel like raised my kids with me, 20 years ago. I read and watched and listened to ANYTHING I could that Naomi wrote. Her belief in children, and in connection, and in going as far against the mainstream as you needed to, in order to protect your kids mental health and relationship above all else… I was enthralled.
She is releasing a new gem of a book, and although I have not read it yet, I feel very comfortable sharing the word in advance!
I’d love to know your thoughts! Have you read “raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves”? I read this in 2006, when it came out, when Owen was not quite a year old. It changed the direction of my parenting. Naomi Aldort along with Gabor Mate and Gordon Neufeld (Hold on to your Kids), and Alfie Kohn ._.kohn (Unconditional Parenting) … and then finally Dr Dan Siegal (Parenting from the Inside Out) caused me to take a deep dive in to my own beliefs, values and hidden tendencies, and to unpack it all in the most raw way. The growth - raising ourselves alongside our children - was beautiful.
Kindness, connection, grace and forgiveness are ALWAYS available. Repair is always an option. And punishments are never necessary.
Hug those babies. Especially when they are “acting out” feelings that they don’t know how to otherwise express!

12/23/2025

🍪 Christmas baking... intentions in a jar… 🕯️candles… 🍿 movies with the kids… 🍊dried oranges… 🎄hanging lights on trees.
The season of ceremony and family and celebration is here. The longest night is through, and we’re a day closer to the sun 🌞.
This time together is everything. 🎁

12/11/2025

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Our WiseRoots parenting circle is happening tomorrow (Thursday Dec 11th) from 12-2pm at ForestWell medical!
After realizing that the registration site was down, wayyyy too late, I learned that people@just didn’t think our circle was running. But it is! Join us for an@hour or so, while we share our fav holiday hacks, talk through winter parenting concerns, and rest in community one last time before the busyness and traveling and cooking take over!
Dec 11 from 12-2pm.
ForestWell Medical (2010 Winston Park Dr #302)
We have 8 registered, and lots of room for more!

11/12/2025

It’s diabetes awareness month, and you’ll see a few posts from me about type one diabetes throughout November.
Awareness around type one diabetes is pretty low. Most people think that if you eat better and exercise, you can cure it but type one is an autoimmune disease that is there for life. I’ve even had a well meeting holistic nutritionist suggest that the right Rishi mushroom will cure me. It’s really unfortunate, because those sorts of beliefs are actually dangerous for us. But we know it’s just a lack of knowledge.
The only potential reversal is a complete pancreas transplant, and that is reserved for those who are on dialysis and have less than 10% kidney function!! For the vast majority of us, we simply live with type one diabetes, and 24/7 insulin therapy.
To put it into perspective, my pump failed a few months ago, and I receive insulin for 7 hour. This landed me in the hospital in Diabetic Ketone Acidosis. If DKA happens and is untreated, you die. It sounds so dramatic, I don’t like to talk about it, but it’s simply true. If you don’t take enough insulin, you get sick and can die. If you take too much insulin, you’re done. If I went trekking out in the back woods and got lost and ran out of my insulin, I die.
It’s kind of nuts and I actually try very hard not to think about it that way, it’s intense and morbid and no way to live. So we just move along, making thousands of extra decisions and calculations a day, and live your best life!

09/17/2025

09/06/2025

What kind of sorcery is this.

07/26/2025

WISEROOTS PARENTING CIRCLE
Where nurturing and snuggles are medicine!
Thursday, July 31, 2025 12-2pm
Gather in circle. Share. Listen. Play. Heal. Breathe.
Bring a snack, a floor blanket and some hydration.
Share as much or as little as you would like.
Second Thursday of each month - 12pm.
July 31 : babywearing + proximity
Aug 14 : feeding + weaning
Sept 11 : nighttime parenting + sleep
Oct 9 : relationships + siblings
Nov 13 : babywearing + proximity
Dec 11 : holiday hacks + holiday get together (bring a peanut-free treat to share!)
Jan 8 : feeding + weaning
Feb 12 : nighttime parenting + sleep
March 12 : relationships + siblings
As always… please RSVP and PWYC.
*RSVP HERE: https://ashleypickett.as.me/WiseRoots0731 or see event page at www.AshleyPickett.com for live link.
*PWYC: We operate on a pay-what-you-can entry fee, and no one will be left out.
Suggested investment is $10. Cash or e-transfer : ashleypickettibclc@gmail.com
Help keep access open to all by contributing more if you can

06/05/2025

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