Shauna Silva

Shauna Silva
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Shauna is a native of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom and Middlebury College grad who relocated back to VT in 2013 after more than a decade in Seattle, WA, where she came to appreciate good Pho, Orca Whales and the magic of a long ferry ride. Shauna and her wife, Ang, are a proud 2-mom family with their toddler boy/girl twins. Shauna is a clinical social worker who worked as Child & Family Therapist, parent educator, trainer and consultant for over a decade before being dramatically humbled by her own pregnancy and parenting adventures. She currently works full-time outside the home as a mental health program administrator and full-time in the home chasing diaper escapees and reading "Goodnight Moon." She and Ang are thrilled to be raising their family back home in the Green Mountains where they expect the twins to get really, really good at hockey.

A Special Kind of Family: On Donor Siblings

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When Ang and I decided to have kids, we landed quickly at the decision to purchase anonymous donor sperm through a sperm bank. The process,...

Daycare: A Love Story

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In the five months since my 16 month old twins began daycare, my thinking about its value and role in our lives has transformed...

50 Shades of Sleep: Never Say Never: A Child Therapist's Journey to CIO

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BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep.  Like...

The First Cut is the Deepest: On Hard “Firsts”

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In the romantic imaginings of what parenting will be, we indulge ourselves with dreams of all the important "firsts" : first steps, first words,...

Barefoot in the Grass: Coming Home to Vermont

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"Would you ever consider moving to Vermont with me?" The first time I asked my wife Ang this question was a long time ago. We...