Dear all,
Its been a very hectic time for me in that I've just finished the FRESH
magazine, so I've not been able to reply to personal letters or to this
network, so apologies, I will reply soon.

BUT MY BIG NEWS IS THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!

I'm amazed and delighted, and its really pushed me into getting my act
together to get the sort of life I feel is best for me and my family.  That
is to move to a tropical climate and be with other raw fooders who are
interested in developing a growing raw food community wanting to work with
personal/spiritual/consciousness growth, growing our own food, self healing
and natural parenting.  I have found that so many people want to be "in
community" but it never happens, or works out because of all the personal
"Shit"  that we  have due to early childhood "damage" that we ALL HAVE, (ie
personal "issues" of why we can not really get on with others and not be
pseudo and fake niceness, without really expressing ourselves).

Its a challenging subject because most do not feel able to really face their
"stuff" and rather look for a cosy set-up that does not really have to deal
with such things.  We all have ways of avoiding our pain, ie being too busy,
or blanking off with food or tv.  But these set-ups never work  - ie perfect
relationships etc.

So anyone out there interested in exploring the subject?  ie a raw food,
tropical land based community using psychotherapeutic techniques (ie such as
those used by Scott Peck in "Community Building", or Arne Mindel in "Process
Oriented Psychology", or many others), along with spiritual and
consciousness expansion techniques to heal ourselves so that we can truly be
in harmony with ourselves, each other and the planet.

Carrying a new life has really pushed me into driving for what I feel is
possible and best.  I HAVE MASSES OF ENTHUSIASM AND DRIVE, but do need others!

So I need your help.

To give you a bit of background, for those who don't know me already, I have
been raw for 5 and a half years with 4 being 100% raw and have been running
The FRESH Network for 4 and a half years.  This network is a non-profit
information and support network dealing with all types of raw foodism around
the world.  Similar to this network, but in a magazine "snail-mail" format.
I already have two children (aged 7 and 9) who are not 100% raw due to
ignorant mistakes I made during their early years, and because of their
continuing connection with their father who does feed them sort of healthy
food (!), but it is mostly cooked, therefore poison.  They will continue to
have this connection so circumstances are not ideal, though when with me I
do not cook for them!!

However for the new baby, the story will be very different.  I am aiming for
100% raw throughout, with Natural Nurturing Parenting as described by Jean
Liedloff in "The Continuum Concept".  Oh how I wish I knew all this when I
had my other two!!

So with warm wishes,
Susie

Ps, anyone have any tips for pregnancy nausea?  I know it is a cleansing,
but I feel absolutely awful most of the time and can not bear the thought of
any food.  I have been raw for over 5 and a half years, though not with
ideal foods and I'm sure the nausea is much worse this time than it was with
my other two.  I am eating good organic food now when I can (rarely) plus
collodial mineral supplements etc.