One of the cards in our forthcoming Wisdom of Birth deck offers the prompt "Birth is Messy". If you're familiar with Tarot, this is our "Tower" card. We loved it so much that we turned the art into a candle so this reminder, that birth is messy, would be even more readily available.   A sample of this candle has been sitting on the shelf of my desk, and boy has having that prompt in eyeshot on a regular basis been helpful in recent weeks.   Both in the process of dealing with

I recorded a podcast episode last week (I'll definitely share when it comes out in May) with Deb Flashenberg for her amazing Yoga, Birth, Babies podcast on the topic of how to best engage partners in birth, beyond just showing up on the day of.   We talked about dispelling the false notion that doulas replace partners in any way, when in fact, one of our most essential roles is helping partners offer the best possible support they can.   The most important things I shared dur