I Can't Afford a Homebirth and Other Money Issues

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First Babies Can Fall Out But Often They Don't

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Are You a Birth Witch?

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Death. Loss. Rebirth. I never thought I’d be in this space and place of offering miscarriage virtual support, but here it is. Miscarriage is not a place anyone wants to find themselves, but if you do, or someone you know does, the support is necessary and valuable. Holding space for women to go through this […]

Miscarriage Support – The Miscarriage Mother

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Here’s my truth: I’ve personally experienced freebirth AND I’m in the role of midwife and I do not see those two things as mutually exclusive. However, I do have some thoughts/questions and maybe some wisdom to share around what I see the freebirth movement as. I want us all to question the good, the bad and […]

The Honest Truth About Freebirth (Re-Release)

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I wrote an email this week addressing birth drama and how I am happy to have left the fake, social media “birth world” that exists. I know so many of you get it, and so I’d love you to listen and see what resonates. I do believe that together we can create something new, outside […]

Leaving the Birth World

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I am feeling more clarity lately about what is next for me and Indie Birth. I am sharing here a bigger vision to teach the world about birth and wonder how that might impact our world at large. I know it will, and that it might take time, but this is what feels most aligned […]

The Bigger Picture of Birth

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There is no experience like growing a baby for deciding to feel the body and tuning into her! This is a slow process, with time and space and healing cannot be rushed. I share more about how I think this work can benefit pregnant women and mamas specifically, so tune in and see what you […]

Why Pregnancy is an Amazing Time to Learn to Be In Your Body

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I’m back here with the last podcast of 2024 to blab about a real nerd topic. Whether you’re the mom or the midwife or student, which is better, the doppler or the fetoscope? There is a lot of nuance here as always and things to consider; from the why and when to the subtleties of […]

The Doppler Vs Fetoscope for Hearing the Baby’s Heartbeat

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Sharing my honest process here and reminiscing about the first birth I ever attended alone, 17 years ago! My sister and my nephew gave me this honor (or rather, the Universe did) and I enjoyed reflecting on this story and the relative innocence. Can we regain innocence and a naive nature for something we know […]

Making Birth Beautiful Again

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There is so much to say and teach about the postpartum time but Margo and I are offering a 3 hour masterclass on this topic, in as much depth as the time allows! I know that for myself, each of my 10 postpartum times (not to mention my few postpartums after losses) were HUGELY INFLUENTIAL […]

10 Pillars of Postpartum Care Masterclass!!

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It’s been a weird month that feels both long and short! This is primarily a personal update and also a share about three things (I tried to keep it to 3!) that I came away with during my last intense somatic training. It does tie back to birth and birth work in many many ways […]

Sharing Some New Insights with You

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