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When pregnancy cravings reconnect you with cultural foods

I'm pregnant and craving foods from my childhood that I haven't wanted in years but my partner thinks they're weird and I feel defensive about wanting comfort from my own culture.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Bodily wisdom during vulnerability can recall cultural connections we thought we had outgrown, creating unexpected defensiveness.

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“Where Are You with Dietary traditions across cultures?”

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