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 […]
Prenatal Care
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 […]
Estimated Due Dates (EDD)
What does EDD Mean? EDD, or Estimated Due Date is a calculation made based on Naegele’s rule—which assumes you have a 28 day cycle and regularly ovulate on the 14th day of that cycle. To calculate your EDD, add 7 days to the first day of your last period, then count forward 9 months or […]
Postpartum Rest – The 40 Days of Lying-In
The natural rhythm of the Earth and Life—is that there is a period of growth and a period of rest. This is how balance is created. Pregnancy represents the time of growth, and therefore the postpartum period represents the time of rest. In the modern world, there is no value given for rest—modern culture is […]