Be Who You Are, Do What You Feel
There are so many "shoulds" when it comes to birthing and parenting. There are so many ideals, many of them conflicting, it is amazing women in the childbearing year aren't walking around with their heads literally spinning.One of the "isms" I now find many of my...
Don’t Underestimate Your Power
I ran into the midwife of my fourth birth this weekend at a workshop. She had just popped by for the end of it, so I only encountered her briefly. I haven't seen her for a few years, and when I did my heart gave a little flutter. The emotional connection you forge...
Benevolence
The Great Lady Birth was kind today. As doulas, we all want our clients to have wonderful births, obviously. But occasionally a birth comes along as a blessing for a person who is particularly worthy of it.I attended the third birth of a lady today. I was present for...
Today’s Workshop
I'm just back from the Birth and Healing workshop with Lewis Mehl-Madrona.He was such a sweet, gentle presence...very down to earth, well spoken, and obviously very committed to his work in healing.It was powerful to be in a circle of women who have such a profound...
Grand Openings, Salons, Sugar Shacks, Writing, and a Birthday Girl
I attended my friend Sarah's grand opening of her and her and her friend Alysia's store L'essentiel et les Petits Riens. It was SO nice! I left with a much lighter wallet, scoring some homeopathic remedies that you are unlikely to find all in one spot. I also bought...
Memories of ALACE
I was checking out Association of Labour Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE) online today, just to reconnect and see what's going on with them. They are now called tolabour. They have been around since 1983. I took their training in 1993 when they were still...
Spring Gratitude
What a gorgeous day! I cleaned up my flower gardens, so happy to see shoots poking their little faces through the earth to meet the sunshine in person. My children were so happy to go to the park where we built sand cities then pretended we were Godzillas. I feel...
A New Store in Town
Just to let everyone know, my good friend Sarah and her soapmaking Goddess friend Alysia are opening up a cool new store. I went over there today to help them out for a little while, and it is a great space. The store is an herbal pharmacy....all those things you have...