How many times have you been talking with your friends about their birth stories and it started like this: “Well, my doctor said my baby was measuring large so they induced me at 39 weeks…” “I had to be induced because my water broke and I didn’t go into labor…” “My doctor told me my […]
Pregnancy
Five Essentials for Postpartum Healing – Katie Braswell
It’s no secret that the path to postpartum healing can be long and arduous. The time after birth should be observed as a sacred bonding time between mom and baby. This is a time for deep care and rest for the new mother, given that you just spent the last several months growing […]
Holding Space–Dakota Hindman
A lot of people ask me what I mean when I say I “hold space”. I think a lot of doulas get asked this question. So what does it actually mean? Here’s my two cents on it: As I full-spectrum birth-keeper, I know the art of holding space well… I sit quietly. I listen deeply […]
The Wedding Test–Chelsea Rothschild
Let’s play a game: I’ll describe a once-in-a-lifetime event, and you guess what event I mean. You’ll know this event is coming for months in advance. It will involve you, your family, and a very special someone who you will love, unconditionally, for the rest of your life. This event is sacred and intimate, celebrated […]
Birth as a Sacred Rite of Passage–Dakota Hindman
Birth can heal lineages. Generations of patterns, wounds, and trauma. Birth can heal future generations of those same patterns, wounds, and trauma. Pregnancy and birth reorganize the cellular make-up in the body. Carrying and birthing life is revolutionary and ancient. It is ordinary and extraordinary. Miraculous and mundane. Birth is everything. Without birth, without women […]