It all goes back to birth.
The latest foster update is that we’ve been matched with a close to 12 year old boy who feels like a perfect fit for our family. We feel...
More than just pain relief.
One of the general benefits of counter-pressure techniques like the classic hip squeeze, is pain reduction, based on the gate control...
What to do(ula) during pushing?
What kind of comforting touch do you do(ula) during pushing? This question comes up during almost every comforting touch for doulas...
Calling out "Professional Palms"
I'm wrapping up this recent Comforting Touch for Doulas tour with a bunch of aha's and key takeaways. I want to share one that currently...
Why you DON'T need to take class with me.
You may have even seen my recent Instagram post on the 4 reasons you DON'T need to take a Comforting Touch for Doulas class with me!...
Orange juice and comforting touch
What in the world could orange juice have to teach us about comforting touch? Good question. I’d love to tell you. A few months ago while...
When birth brings you to your knees
Wowza, right?! What a capture by Utah based photographer Danielle Wilstead, on Instagram @wildoakbirth. I was looking for a shot...
The right way to labor
I got into a great conversation with a doula friend the other day discussing the birth of her daughter. During our conversation she...
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...
