Hah, trick question. My answer when people ask me is: I have no idea! What I DO care about if someone asks is that they think about what they want, what they want their ENTIRE experience to feel like (NOT just the birth!) and if they’re ready to get real with themselves about their own […]

This is the medicine right now. Maybe it’s dog kisses; but really it’s the solitude and being quiet. The end of pregnancy for me brings on the feeling of wanting to focus on spiritual preparation; it’s not mental preparation but it does remind me of trying to cram for a test. You need to find […]

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In this Mothering podcast, I take the easy way out and answer a bunch of questions from our social network. I ended up blabbing about how it looks in our house with childcare, how we keep our house clean and how I think about relationships and spending time with each of them alone. Enjoy!

As the initiation of birth draws closer once again, I somehow am surprised to find myself needing so much solitude. ** Out in the desert this morning, I realize it’s not even the “being alone”, although that is important (and as my husband pointed out, I am not alone as this baby is with me:). […]

Last night, or more accurately, super early this morning, I woke (for who knows what pregnancy reason!) and found myself staring out the window into the sky. ** It’s so dark here in Sedona (no streetlights); looking out the window at night reveals the vast mystery of the Universe. My eyes focused in on the […]

We talk with many prospective doulas each month. After hearing similar themes amongst these calls, I have narrowed down some typical reasons why you should consider NOT pursuing doula training. 1. You don’t believe that you are worth investing in doula education or training. This is the elephant in the room. Most women who are […]

On this podcast, I use Danielle LaPorte as inspiration in a few different ways. Join me as I reflect on what it means to connect with your higher consciousness in pregnancy; how the state of the world is requiring more of this from us (like never before), and how some or all of these questions […]