Mindset
Darkness to Light: Poem of a Healing Journey
Breath holding. Heart pounding. Anxious for nothing. Body on alert. Mind goes to scary places. Hyper vigilant for nothing. Car accident. Arrested. Shamed. Waiting for something to happen. But nothing ever does. I don’t know who I am. So many limiting beliefs. No where to turn. Always in the past. Missing the present moment. Nothing…
Read MoreValuing Rest Postpartum
I get you and I see you. I see you, to the mama who does not want to rest postpartum and hate the fact that you’re supposed to lay in bed, not go downstairs, not cook, not clean, not go anywhere for weeks. I see you. It is so hard to give yourself the permission…
Read MoreTrust in Birth
Our culture portrays birth as this awfully painful event to get through just to get your baby out in to the world. It’s just something to endure or to numb. Well, I believe that childbirth is transformative if you trust in birth. I had two amazingly transformative births, each time opening me up to so…
Read MoreCreate Harmony
Like most people would agree, 2020 has been quite a year. I was doing so well following my blog post schedule every other Sunday until COVID hit. Then I lost inspiration to create posts for, well, almost six months. The move cross country was a hiccup, but the true reason lies behind feeling a sense…
Read MoreSelf-Talk and Shame
This week I struggled with A LOT of negative self-talk. Whether it is the two full months we have been sequestered in the house, being triggered by Mother’s Day and my birthday without my mom, or my husband returning to work full-time since quarantine began, the negative self-talk engulfed me and caused me not to…
Read MoreCreating Space for Baby…and You During Pregnancy and Birth
It can be overwhelming to think about how you are going to bring your child Earthside. The unpredictable nature of labor and birth can be intimidating because as humans, we like to have control. But what if there is something you can do to prepare your body and allow baby’s journey into this world to…
Read MorePodcasts That Have Shaped Me
Bored? Want to learn more about birth, improve your postpartum plan or need some tips to parent? Listen to a podcast!
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