Fertile Grief
I started this blog years ago, in part to share my thoughts about comforting touch and birth work, and in part to share some of my...
The partner/doula sandwich
You know how sometimes you can forget you forgot something? Well, it recently reoccured to me, not everyone knows that doulas are there...
Necessity is the mother of invention.
So this time the photo credit is mine. Blurriness aside, I was excited to capture not only this sweet moment of partner support, but also...
Grown ups need tummy time too!
When I see clients for postpartum bodywork, one of the main areas we commonly work on are the upper back, neck and shoulders. That's of...
Something my doula said...
I recently posted a question on Facebook asking, “if you gave birth with the support of a doula, what was something they said to you...
Better sleep for a better pregnancy.
Lately I’ve been talking a bunch with my pregnant clients about how they sleep, specifically about their sleeping position. Most pregnant...
Enough.
I recently connected with a dear friend who’s been struggling a lot emotionally lately. It may have been some expression of postpartum...
Havening all our parts.
A dear therapist friend introduced “parts work” to me years ago. Basically we don’t need to have “multiple personalities disorder” to...
Doulas are essential.
On Mother's Day I bought a cool gift for my mom. Every week for a year she'll receive a question about herself, and submit her answers to...
The makings of a trauma and how to avoid it happening to you.
One of the first things I learned when I began studying havening touch was what makes an event traumatic. In case you didn't know,...
