In case you missed it, I’m building a local doula practice from scratch and sharing the whole process as I go – I’m calling it the Summer Doula Business Build. Partly because I want to try it out for real as a side gig in Tucson. And partly because I know how many of our […]
If you’re here, reading this, chances are you feel some kind of pull toward birth work. Maybe you’re already a midwife. Maybe you’re thinking about becoming one. Or maybe you’re just fascinated by birth, by women’s power, by the ways we can show up for each other in these most intimate and transformative moments. That […]
I’ve been reflecting a lot on birth choices, the ways external voices influence a mother’s decisions, and how we, as birth workers, can truly support women in owning their experiences. At the core of this is a question that keeps resurfacing: What do we actually know about birth, and where do we just think we […]
Midwifery is not just broken; it is a mirror reflecting the dysfunction of our collective worldview. This is where I have found myself the last few years as I searched my inner landscape, trying to make sense of the impossible expectations placed on midwives and the women they serve. I don’t want this to seem […]
In this episode, I coach Trisha, a birth worker navigating how to best use a recent financial windfall. We dive into balancing big decisions—like investing in a marketing program—against other priorities like organic strategies, childcare, self-care, and creating business momentum. We explore actionable tips tailored for doulas and birth workers, including leveraging local Facebook groups, […]
In this inspiring episode of Midwifery for the People, I sit down with Daniel White, Co-Founder of QNTMLY & The CRD Challenge, and Founder & NPO Chair of Sleep Better Live Better. Nikko Kennedy, long time friend of Indie Birth introduced me to Daniel recently when she suggested I might want to be an ambassador […]
In this reissued episode, I sit down with Isa Gucciardi to talk about her powerful book, *The New Return to the Great Mother*. We explore the deep connection between spirituality and birth, and how reclaiming that connection can profoundly change women. Isa shares her insights into shamanic practices, birth rituals, and how tapping into the […]
“What part of sacred don’t you understand?” This was an important rallying cry of an Indigenous movement to protect a sacred mountain that I was on the periphery of many moons ago. I’ve been reading more about this movement for the last few weeks in the book No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of […]
Miscarriage has been part of my story since long before I was even born. Without telling too much of a story that isn’t only my own, my only “full sibling” died in the first trimester 15+ years before I was born. I was sort of a “second chance” for my parents after a long and […]