Everybody’s talking about self-care–but let’s get real. Nobody’s saying you have to get weekly pedicures, and go out with the girls every Saturday night to feel like you’re a functioning human being. However, the flip-side of those lofty self-care ideals can be even worse. I personally can’t stand those memes that say things like, “I’m Read More
Category: Homebirth
The River is Flowing – Childbirth Chant Video, Mantra/Song
This video depicts a birthing song or mantra originally taught to me by an old friend. Listen to my childbirth chant video! The melody can be heard in the childbirth chant video. While I’ve heard this melody used with different words before, the words as I first learned them go like this: The river Read More
Homebirth Supplies – the Definitive List
What homebirth supplies do you really need? Whether you’re birthing unassisted or with a midwife, you’re in the right place. If you’re having a homebirth with a midwife, she’s probably provided you with a list of homebirth supplies–or a pre-made birth kit–that you should have on hand. However, if you’re birthing unassisted, you may be less clear Read More
Fourth time’s the charm: A Homebirth Story
Homebirth story? Check. Posterior baby? Check. Late baby? Double check! Nik’s birth will be forever connected with my mama, because she fell and hurt her hip the night before he was born. True to her nature, she didn’t tell anyone about the fall, but simply said that she “wasn’t feeling up to coming over” to Read More
Five Births – A Journey to Unassisted Birth
My own birth experiences have given rise to a deep passion for helping and healing other women, to awaken them to their own innate potential for joy, power, and trust in themSelves. They have led me to unassisted birth. Above all, giving birth is about finding, trusting, and owning your power as a woman. Unassisted birth Read More
midwives don’t just do hip squeezes…
This article was originally published at ATXDoulas.com Do you need a doula if you have a midwife? I hear you’re planning to give birth with a midwife? That’s great! Have you hired a doula yet?? “Nah”, you think. “Doulas are great for hospital births, but I’m birthing with a midwife! My partner’s very supportive, too. Read More
The healing, unassisted freebirth of my fifth baby
Baby number five granted me my healing freebirth. The pregnancy was unexpected, coming fast on the heels of my mother’s death–I was not in a receptive state of mind for being pregnant. My due date calculations were also hazy this time. I had a very short cycle in February, but chalked it up to stress. Read More