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Calgary Herald
01-07-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Ivison: After the inferno, Jasper is on the rebound
Rachel Bailey finally saw a future for herself running a fine dining restaurant in the Rocky Mountain paradise of Jasper, Alta. Article content The native of Manchester, England, was drawn to the snowy peaks and turquoise lakes in 2013, and spent much of the next decade struggling to realize her dream of Canadian citizenship. Her plan was to use her British law degree to become accredited in Canada, but she found herself working part-time in a Jasper bistro and at a local law firm. Article content Article content Article content By the end of 2023, she'd become a Canadian citizen, and the owners of the bistro where she worked had asked her to use her sommelier skills to open a new concept that paired wines with fresh local game and produce. Bailey was invited to become part-owner, and the idea for Peacock Cork and Fork was born. Article content Article content Bailey and her partners purchased an upper-level space on Patricia Street in Jasper's downtown, and on June 12, 2024, the restaurant opened to great fanfare. Article content Just 40 nights after opening — on July 22 last year — the Peacock was so badly damaged by the wildfire that nearly swept away the entire town that it had to be condemned. Bailey lost not only her livelihood but also the house she rented farther up Patricia Street. Article content Article content Article content My wife and I met Bailey — Rachel — when she served us in one of the bustling restaurants that survived the fire, Harvest, just downstairs from where the Peacock was located. Article content Eleven months after the fire that destroyed one-third of Jasper's 1,113 buildings and burned an area nearly the size of the island of Montreal in the surrounding national park, it feels like a town that is just getting by. Article content Gazing toward the town from the Maligne Canyon look-out, the landscape looks like Mordor, scorched earth, pockmarked by thousands of blackened tree stumps. No one knows how much wildlife was lost, though it was recorded that elk and grizzly bears wandered the main streets of the town in the days after the fire, looking for an escape route.
National Post
30-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
Ivison: After the inferno, Jasper is on the rebound
Rachel Bailey finally saw a future for herself running a fine dining restaurant in the Rocky Mountain paradise of Jasper, Alberta. Article content The native of Manchester, England, was drawn to the snowy peaks and turquoise lakes in 2013, and spent much of the next decade struggling to realize her dream of Canadian citizenship. Her plan was to use her British law degree to become accredited in Canada, but she found herself working part-time in a Jasper bistro and at a local law firm. Article content Article content Article content By the end of 2023, she'd become a Canadian citizen, and the owners of the bistro where she worked had asked her to use her sommelier skills to open a new concept that paired wines with fresh local game and produce. Bailey was invited to become part-owner, and the idea for Peacock Cork and Fork was born. Article content Article content Bailey and her partners purchased an upper-level space on Patricia Street in Jasper's downtown, and on June 12th, the restaurant opened to great fanfare. Article content TripAdvisor featured 30 reviews, all of which were glowing about the food and the hostess who curated the wines. Article content Just 40 nights after opening — on July 22nd last year — the Peacock was so badly damaged by the wildfire that nearly swept away the entire town that it had to be condemned. Bailey lost not only her livelihood but also the house she rented further up Patricia Street. Article content Article content Article content My wife and I met Bailey — Rachel — when she served us in one of the bustling restaurants that survived the fire, Harvest, just downstairs from where the Peacock was located. Article content Eleven months after the fire that destroyed one-third of Jasper's 1,113 buildings and burned an area nearly the size of the island of Montreal in the surrounding national park, it feels like a town that is just getting by. Article content Gazing towards the town from the Maligne Canyon look-out, the landscape looks like Mordor, scorched earth, pockmarked by thousands of blackened tree stumps. No one knows how much wildlife was lost, though it was recorded that elk and grizzly bears wandered the main streets of the town in the days after the fire, looking for an escape route. Article content Today, there are shoots of green grass sprouting between the dead trees, but any recovery will take decades, if the forest even grows back in the warmer, drier climate. Article content On the surface, Jasper is rebounding well. The restaurants and hotels are full; the Journey Through the Clouds glass-domed Rocky Mountaineer train is running again; and construction crews are rebuilding burned-down neighbourhoods to strict development codes (wood siding and roofing are outlawed).
Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
I breastfeed my husband, here's how I do it now my children aren't babies
A mother who used to breastfeed her husband while she was also nursing her children has revealed how she produces breast milk now she's stopped having children. Rachel Bailey, 32, from Florida, US, told how she is desperate to continue breastfeeding her husband, Alexander, 32, and has turned to her own methods to keep their bond strong. However, now that she's done with having children, she's explained the new ways she's producing breast milk. The couple told how their typical feeding routine has been on hold for over a year so now she wants to bring back what her partner has been missing. Rachel said: 'I am finally taking steps to lactate so I could give my man what he's been missing for the past year that we have stopped. 'And don't worry to those who think this is a sexual thing. This isn't about sensationalism, it's about reclaiming softness.' Rachel first started breastfeeding her husband in 2016, and since then things have been going great with the pair as they told how it brought them closer. She continued to let him feed from her until 2023 when her child was then old enough that her natural flow had come to an end. But after over a year of not having their home comfort, the couple have decided they want to try new methods to bring it back. Rachel explained that she is now researching and exploring the possibility of lactation without having to fall pregnant. She revealed that she will be starting with breast stimulation, manual expression and tea as well as lots of relaxation and a supplemental nursing system. They hope that with consistent work they will be able to experience the bond they once shared. Rachel said: 'I miss that bond. It was sacred, hilarious, healing, intimate and yeah, a little weird to some. But it was ours. 'Now that my son's older, I started wondering if I could bring that bond back without having another baby? 'Research shows yes, so we're beginning a new chapter. Exploring whether it's possible to reintroduce lactation without being pregnant. 'I just feel the power, the bond, the energy, the conjoined with nature, and just how much power it brings to us. 'I saw that there are so many ways that you could get your milk flowing again. This is amazing if you're not pregnant, but you want to like it. 'I'm going to be massaging my area... herbal teas, in order to get the milk flowing and get our bond flowing even more than it already has.' Alexander said: 'I feel like it takes us to another level. 'Although we are the freakiest couple on social media or the most sexual couple or central couple on social media, this is not a sexual thing. 'It's actually more of a spiritual thing to me.' The mother previously explained that Alexander didn't get a cold in two years and he was getting plenty of compliments on his skin when she was breastfeeding him. 'It's a bit of a taboo subject, but we wanted to share it because we don't think it's bad and we aren't ashamed,' she said in 2023. Alexander initially began drinking Rachel's breastmilk to help her when she was over-lactating while nursing their children. 'When my middle child, Aria, now six, was breastfeeding, I went away on a cruise with Alexander,' she explained. 'However, I forgot my breast pump and was badly engorged for two days. 'I was in so much pain and I was scared about getting an infection, so we decided that my husband was going to try drinking the milk to relieve me. 'We were nervous about the idea of him breastfeeding from me but as soon as we did it, we realized it was perfectly fine.' Rachel said it was 'an instant relief when Alexander latched on'. 'On top of that, it has also created a more special bond between us which we never would have had if we didn't start this,' she added. When she was producing the most milk shortly after giving birth, he was drinking her milk 'three to four times a day'. Rachel says her diet also affects Alexander's as a result. 'It's funny because if I eat something spicy, it also gives Alexander gas too,' she said. The mother also stressed that her children are priority - and has always made sure that her babies are fed first before Alexander finishes the remaining milk. The couple talk about breastfeeding on their social media and have also appeared on TLC's My Strange Addiction. 'I love breastfeeding him as it allows us to spend quality time together. It's definitely brought us closer as a couple,' Rachel explained. 'We realised there was nothing wrong with me breastfeeding him, and it would actually be good for him as it is so nutritious. 'He didn't get a cold for two years after he started drinking my milk and so many people said his skin was so much better too. 'It's not a kink for us. It started as Alexander just helping me out when I was in pain, but it turned into more of an emotional bonding thing.' When she fell pregnant again for the third time with her youngest child, Matthew, two, she'd begin over-lactating again and Alexander was on hand to gladly help her out. She would breastfeed her husband at breakfast, lunch and dinner, but as she is now producing less milk, she is only breastfeeding him at night. 'I have just stepped away from nursing our youngest child as I am producing less milk, so he just feeds on my milk in the evenings now,' Rachel explained. 'I am sad that our breast feeding times have reduced now because I feel like it has taken away our routine of those blocks of quality time that we had together.' She says it's 'such a nice experience' and the couple are 'so glad' they started doing it. 'Nothing bad has come from it at all, so why should it be something that is hidden?,' she remarked. 'Alexander felt so much more energized when he was drinking my milk and he said that he even felt in a state of medication while he was latched on. 'It was really special and brought us closer than ever before.'
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Woman who went viral for breastfeeding her husband reveals how she feels about it since she stopped nursing
A mother who used to breastfeed her husband while she was also nursing her children has reflected on her unconventional show of affection 18 months after it went viral. Rachel Bailey, 32, and her husband Alexander, also 32, filmed a new vlog that showed them sitting down to watch an episode of My Strange Addiction, in which they revealed their ununsual practice to the world. At the time of filming, the mother-of-three said it was 'not a kink' but a way for she and Alexander to bond emotionally and grow closer. She started breastfeeding her husband in 2016, when they went on a cruise holiday away from their children, who she was still nursing. But Rachel had forgotten her breast pump, which left her 'badly engorged' and 'in so much pain'. In an effort to help relieve her pain, Alexander drank milk from her breasts. According to Rachel, it 'created a more special bond between us which we never would have had if we didn't start this'. Now, though, both Rachel and Alexander seem to feel differently about the practice, having stopped since 2023 after their youngest child was weaned. In their recent vlog, the pair get ready to watch the episode, which Rachel had seen parts of but Alexander had never watched because he 'never cared to'. 'This actually would be my first time [legitimately] watching it… I may not be able to get through it,' he admitted at the start of the YouTube vlog. The pair got comfortable on their sofa and start watching the episode of My Strange Addiction. Before they got to their own story, though, the pair briefly watched the story of a man whose 'addiction' was to eating raw chicken. 'His episode seems a little crazier than our episode,' Rachel said. 'And yet, our episode was the craziest.' Once they began watching themselves on TV, Rachel let out a scream of excitement, while Alexander appeared to try and hide his embarrassment by laughing at the screen. Asking Alexander how he felt about watching the first part of the episode for the first time, he replied: 'My thoughts are [that] it's unreal. It's like it didn't happen, but it happened. It's just wild. I don't even know, I have no words.' He added that he was having an 'out-of-body experience' watching himself and his wife on TV. Rachel said she couldn't believe they were 29 years old when they filmed the episode, and on seeing herself breastfeeding Alexander, she declared: 'It's cringe!' They recently sat down to watch their episode of My Strange Addiction, as Alexander had never seen it before, and recorded their reactions for their YouTube vlog When another clip of Alexander drinking from her breast appeared, Rachel said she 'couldn't even watch' and panned to Alexander, who had an uncomfortable expression on his face. They hit pause and Rachel said: 'You can tell that we barely watched this episode because I have never heard this background music before. 'It was very hard for us.' She described the episode as 'cringe' a second time, while Alexander can be heard saying: 'This is insane.' Towards the end of the video, Rachel admitted that they could not sit through the whole episode. 'We could not watch the whole thing, I gotta be honest with you,' she said. 'Maybe years from now. 'It's funny to watch because it was an amazing experience but it feels like we didn't do this, but we did this.' Alexander added: 'It's definitely a once in a lifetime experience, hence why we did it, it's not something you would experience everyday, going on My Strange Addiction. Rachel asked her husband if people still approach him to talk about the episode, but he said they no longer do. 'Things go like this,' Alexander said, snapping his fingers. 'Things are on and off, hot and cold, so once one thing's gone, the next thing pops up so they move on with that. Nobody talks about it anymore, which is fine, it's cool.' While Rachel was still breastfeeding Alexander, she claimed he became healthier and his skin improved as a result of drinking her milk. At the time, she said he had not gotten a cold in two years and received plenty of compliments on his skin. They acknowledged the practice might be 'a bit of a taboo subject', but added that they were not embarrassed by it because they 'don't think it's bad'. When Rachel was producing the most milk shortly after giving birth, Alexander was drinking from her breasts 'three to four times a day' and always only after her children had been fed. 'I love breastfeeding him as it allows us to spend quality time together. It's definitely brought us closer as a couple,' she explained. 'We realised there was nothing wrong with me breastfeeding him, and it would actually be good for him as it is so nutritious. 'He didn't get a cold for two years after he started drinking my milk and so many people said his skin was so much better too. 'It's not a kink for us. It started as Alexander just helping me out when I was in pain, but it turned into more of an emotional bonding thing.' But eventually all three of their children were weaned off breast milk, which meant Alexander also had to stop drinking it. Rachel said last year that when this happened, the couple 'grieved' their 'bonding experience' and they even considered having a fourth child so they could continue. 'We grieved that bonding experience that we shared, and we even spoke about having one more baby so that we could do it again,' Rachel said. 'However, we realized that was drastic action to take and a lot of work, so instead we began looking for other ways that we could bond as a couple.' Instead, they now get up at 5 am each morning to catch up and meditate before getting on with the rest of their day. 'It was never a sexual thing for us. We did it because it was an amazing way for us to bond and share something special as a couple,' Rachel said. 'We really miss the breastfeeding times that we shared, but we have found new ways to connect.'
