27 Jul Postpartum Depression
Not long ago, I was speaking with a friend about her experience right after her babies were born. She confided in me that she suffered from postpartum depression and started...
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18 Jul How America Fails New Parents — and Their Babies | Jessica Shortall | TED Talks
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdQ1eaZH-J8#action=share[/embed] I urge all new and expectant mothers and parters to take a moment and listen to this TED talk. While the topic of the US's sad state of maternity leave...
08 Jul Understanding the Model of Care : Doctor and the Midwife
This article originally appeared on Mommybites.com, November, 11th 2015. For many women there seems to be some confusion over the difference between the practice and role of a midwife versus that of...
20 Jun The MUST Have Talk BEFORE Birth!
Published in International Doula, Volume 17, Issue 4 2009 Recently I was at a couple's apartment doing a private childbirth education class. We went through quite a bit of information that...
23 May Asking Permission To Birth Your Baby?!?
About 12 years ago, while I was earning my doula certifications, I attended a birth that had such an impact on me, the situation still lingers with me to this...
16 May 5 Ways I Have Remained (Somewhat) Sane As a Mother
BY G. H. I saw the photo this drawing is based on, taken by @daniloxton on Instagram, and aside from immediately wanting to create a drawing out of it, it also...
09 May 7 Steps to Surviving Early Motherhood
The first few weeks of motherhood can be daunting and throw even the most confident, successful woman for a loop. Here are 7 tips aimed to help make this transition...
24 Apr Yoga and Parenthood
Originally posted on teach.yoga When I was pregnant, I was delusional about how my yoga practice would continue once I became a parent. I carefully planned out my work and childcare...
18 Apr Why I Chose A Home Birth
While I was pregnant, I kept my birth choices private. I am a prenatal yoga teacher, labor support doula and Lamaze teacher; I didn’t want my students to feel I...
25 Mar Preparing Your PARTNER For Birth!
Much of the literature and information pertaining to the unfolding of birth is geared towards demystifying and preparing the mother. However, there tends to be less focus on how to...