Asking for Help: Five Tips to Make it Easier for Parents During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Dear parents, Asking for help can be a big challenge for parents, even though pregnancy and birth are natural times to need some extra support. Let’s take a look at…
Guest Post: How Can a Doula Support You? | Amanda Reyna
How can a doula can support you (and a partner)? As you prepare for birth, you’re likely reading a book or a few, attending provider appointments, washing some small sized…
10 Ways for Birth Professionals to Use Heart Centered Pregnancy Deck
I’m so excited to share that the Heart Centered Pregnancy Deck is here! This interactive card deck offers 35 reflections related to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, including… Self-Acceptance Patience Exploring…
Triggers, Joy, and Grief Contractions. And That Was Just Wednesday.
In a recent conversation with social justice trainer Aimee Brill, she talked about how intense conversations lead us to move from a triggered space to an open space, back and…
How to Interact with Fears in a Productive and Caring Way
In a birth culture filled with messages that plant seeds of doubt about birth in expecting parents’ minds, it’s easy to understand how fear has come to have an unfavorable…
Slower is Faster
A few months ago my friend Abu Bakr, a highly skilled martial artist told me about a saying from Tai Chi – “slower is faster.” He explained that instead of…
Helping My Kids Have a More Gender Equitable Future
In the last ten days I’ve had two life-changing events. The first was an anti-racism training with Aimee Brill from Village Birth International. This two-day training helped the Birthing From…
Finding My Way with a Broken Compass
When I was young, I was a competitive figure skater. Some days I would wake up at 4:30 am to practice, and other days I would get off the ice…
How to Listen to a Birth Story with Compassion
Parents often share birth stories with one another in parenting groups, on playgrounds, or on coffee dates. Without guidance or modeling on how to deeply listen to another person’s story…
Fostering Connection and Resilience in a Cesarean Birth
While most people refer to this type of birth as a c-section, in Birthing from Within we prefer the term Cesarean Birth. By shifting our language, we acknowledge that no…