Baby Moon Mung Dal
It is amazing how after months of pregnancy and then a peak transformational experience such as birth that exerts our bodies, minds, and hearts to their maximum, we are required to step up to the tiring task of caring for a helpless new little being. Lots of support...
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Silver Disobedience: It’s not just about hair
Early this May I finally took the grey hair plunge. I cut off all of my bottle-brunette hair down to its vulnerable salt and pepper roots. Not only was it a radical palette change, but the crowning glory that had cascaded wavily past my shoulders was whittled to the...
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Worth The Wait: This Is What Infertility Looks Like
This powerful blog captures the rollercoaster of fertility treatment beautifully and in an oh-so-raw, real way. Photographer Amanda Naor chronicles her journey through infertility to parenthood in this series of posts capturing the full range of emotions through her...
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When Pregnancy Just isn’t Happening.
Has trying become trying? When pregnancy just isn’t happening…one doula's foray in Fertility (or the lack of it) If you clicked on this post, then it’s probably because the title resonates with you, and you know this feeling. Maybe it’s been a few months for you, or...
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Family Sleep: The Struggle is Real
There are times our physiology simply does not support our philosophy. We see it all the time in birth and parenting. You may have very much wanted a birth with timely pain management, only to have delivered too quickly before receiving it. Perhaps you wanted with...
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Rebozo Assisted Birth
I love this video. I don't know if this baby catching dude is a doctor or a midwife, but I like his style, especially given they're in a hospital. The things I particularly love here: he is sitting lower than the birthing woman. He understands his place..to be...
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The Gap Between a Baby’s and a Parent’s Sleep Needs
As a certified infant sleep educator, the more I develop my Sleep Essentials workshops and the more I talk about this work in my community, the more apparent it is that those who work in this field need to tread with exquisite care of the Parent Soul. Nobody is at...
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A Doula’s Love Letter to Nurses
Having worked with obstetric, postpartum, and NICU nurses over the last couple of decades, I can honestly say that aside from the birthing/new mothers, nurses are the hardest working folks in the hospital. I have developed amazing relationships with many of my local...
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