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Maria Fuller

I’m a former critical care paramedic with a concentration in Emergency and Disaster Management, an injury on the job led me to retire from that and manage the disaster that is my home these days, I’m lucky I had good training! I believe in Love at first sight- I met my husband on his 18th birthday and the rest is history I’m passionate about a women’s right to birth without fear or pressure whether that is at home or in a hospital, I’ve done it in both places. I have two beautiful girls, Alexa and Arya, 5.5 years apart. I believe each of my daughters was sent to me to remind me of a piece of myself I have lost along the way, it has been exciting journey to rekindle those parts of “ME” again. We live on a little River in Southbury, CT with our Rotti Beagle mix, a Crazy 1 year old German Shephard and a fat cat that won’t leave the basement, he might be to fat to climb the stairs. I love a good margarita on the rocks with Salt but ONLY if my husband makes it with hand squeezed lemons, limes and homemade simple syrup, any other margarita sucks. I listen to “pitbull” in the car with my daughters, they have no idea who Raffi is but Alexa knows most of the words to “Calle Ocho” I’m the girl who will love you fiercely but is not afraid to “tell you like it is”, if I do, it means I actually care about you! I love my girls but there are many days I don’t like them or want to be around them. Yep, I just said that, its normal for you to feel that too! I believe that mothers a given a handbook when their baby is born, its called “intuition” and it will never lead her astray. I am a photographer who helps women “Celebrate the Courageous journey of motherhood”

Angels
MotherhoodMay 6, 2015

When the Angels Didn’t Sing – the Reality of Motherhood

By Maria Fuller

I remember being a little girl and all I wanted, more than anything, was to become a mother. I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to be this amazing stay at…

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Playing with Fire by Maria Fuller
Life, MotherhoodApril 22, 2015

Playing With Fire – Learning Resiliency

By Maria Fuller

“Oh hunny, get down from there you will get hurt!” one mother cried out to my child who was climbing a set of boulders at a park one day. I looked up…

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Getting My Arms Back - Baby wearing
Life, MotherhoodApril 9, 2015

Getting My Arms Back – Tips on Babywearing

By Maria Fuller

I remember one of my biggest frustrations when I had Alexa was that I couldn’t get anything done. This new wiggly little girl just wanted to be held and rocked and loved ALL.DAY.LONG….

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Fasten Your Seatbelt
LifeMarch 31, 2015

Keep Them Safe, Part 2 – Car Seat Safety for Children

By Maria Fuller

My sweet Alexa just turned six a few weeks ago! I can’t believe how fast time flies. She got in the car the other day frustrated and upset, so I asked what…

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Keep Them Safe - Carseat Safety by Maria Fuller
Life, MotherhoodMarch 15, 2015

Keep Them Safe – Carseat Safety (Part 1)

By Maria Fuller

As a former Paramedic, I know all to well how lives can be changed in a matter of seconds by a car accident, and the devastation it can bring. I’m not going…

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I'll Never Settle For Less
Life, MotherhoodFebruary 24, 2015

I’ll Never Settle For Less

By Maria Fuller

I keep stumbling upon so many articles floating around these days telling us moms to “leave the house messy”, “enjoy this time of your life with your children”, that “being just a…

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I'm a Mother Effing Warrior
Life, MotherhoodFebruary 17, 2015

I’m a Mother-Effing Warrior

By Maria Fuller

A friend of mine recently gave birth in the hospital and a few weeks after her birth we got together and I was able to snuggle and swoon over her sweet new…

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