

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...


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...