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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...
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The Difference Havening Touch Makes
Life as a labyrinth.
Letting go, not giving up.
Low back pain relief!
More exciting than amusement parks.
What new parents need more than a baby shower.
Self-Care Challenge.
What Comforting Touch for Doulas is REALLY About.
5 Lessons from 4 failed IVF transfers.
Filling is not receiving.
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The support they want may surprise you.
How acupuncturists are like fruit farmers
Your permission slip to rest!
Postpartum and the People-Pleaser
Positive births need processing too!
Words of Encouragement
What Happens When Birth Affirmations Lie
Foster and Inner Child Parenting
Origin Story: How Comforting Touch Came to Be
Healing bad water-birth associations
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