Today’s gift will give you some intellectual and emotional food for thought. We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues […]

We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues or problems they think they need to solve; from something like heartburn, […]

The light is returning: What is YOUR intention for what’s to come? ** Tonight, my family and close friends will make a fire together. We usher out the old, and invite in the new by way of writing our intentions on paper and burning them, tied onto a log. I always look forward to this […]

Radical, autonomous “prenatal care”; the DEPTH and BEAUTY of caring for ourselves in pregnancy! ** Margo and I both are HUGE advocates of women taking charge during their prenatal time. This is SO not a black and white thing, though, because it means different things for different people. As it should! We have come to […]

There is so much wrong with the world that we could focus on; especially in birth, so many of us are well-acquainted with all the horror stories: abuse and power and control and money. I’m not asking you to turn a blind eye to these realities; but just for today, can we see the beauty […]

Exclusive Indie Birth “Keep Birth Wild” PRINT!!!!!! ** It’s gift giving time, and since the shirt/sweatshirt was SO popular (See Day 1!), we thought we’d offer this too. I can’t wait to hang one of these awesome animal/birth prints in my own little office! If you missed it, we commissioned this design from one of […]

Today’s gift is two-part; first a short lecture sample from our postpartum traditions class at the Indie Birth Midwifery School! Emily shares her expertise on the immediate postpartum time and what to look for. This is one of probably hundreds of short lectures our students have access to as part of our 2 year program, […]

Today’s gift is a never-seen-before video of a fantastic birth story. Christina shares her story of a stressful second pregnancy, an IUGR diagnosis and the desire to have a VBAC! Seriously, this is such an inspiring tale no matter what your own scenario is that will remind you of a woman’s strength, power and true […]