A Doula’s Blessing for a Beautiful Birth
May your birthing space be prepared in sacredness by those who attend you,as the Grandmothers do.May you climb and surf the mounting peaks with a spirit of adventure,as the Wanderers do.May you surrender to the Dreamtime and gather wisdom from its messages,as the...
When Pregnancy Blows
A lovely client of mine recently made an important observation about the tone of many natural, holistic books on pregnancy and birth. She said, "The statement 'You're pregnant! Congratulations! You are now a sacred vessel of life.' makes me angry. Why is it that the...
Doulas: Women of Story
I often tell my students at the end of my doula training program that one of the most poignant aspects of being a doula is about becoming rich with story. Stories of people bringing new life into their families are juicy. They can be mellow or wrought with drama, but...
More Business of Being Born: Bridging the Divide in the Montreal Birthing Community
It is with great excitement Betsy Thomas (of Bummis fame, whom I have had the pleasure of knowing for many years) and I (founder and director of MotherWit Doula Care) are joining forces to bring the first screening of Ricki Lake's and Abby Epstein's More Business of...
Illustrating the Need for Change
More Business of Being Born, four more films by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, is about to be released on November 8th. I wanted to take a minute to reflect upon how Business of Being Born has impacted my work as a doula.While I was in the middle of watching the...
MotherWit Doula Training Toronto
I am so pleased to have been invited to teach the MotherWit Birth Doula Training Intensive in downtown Toronto!It has been a passion of mine to bring my training to different cities in intensive format. I believe it is extremely difficult to learn the basics of how to...
“You Have to be One Tough Bitch to be a Doula”
...This is the learning my recent students took most to heart....I had the privilege of being invited to teach the MotherWit Birth Doula Training Intensive in Edmonton at Birth Source Inc, hosted by Tracey Stolarchuk. With great excitement, I packed my bags and flew...
Tools for Change in Birth: Grace, Love, and Healing
"...{Grace} is energy infused with a force greater than our own, a divine intention. When it arrives-usually unannounced or unrequested 'out of the blue' - it fills you with a luminous awareness that is different from everyday consciousness; it makes you come alive...