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Here it is…my thoughts and experiences around money and energy in the world of birth. Whether you are a birthing woman, a doula or midwife, I hope you will take what resonates with you and leave the rest. The way “out” of the current confusing conversation around birth/midwifery care happens when we have these conversations. […]

I Can’t Afford a Homebirth and Other Money Issues

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Maryn and Margo chat together on this episode about all things waterbirth; why people might choose it, why they might choose it, what we notice as midwives and how we come back to the same belief each and every time…choose what is best for you! Download this podcast transcript

Waterbirth? Yay or Nay?

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This episode isn’t me blabbing about birth from my perspective. Instead, I handed the mic over to my husband Jason, and good friend Nathan, so that they could talk about birth in the way that only 2 guys (with some very varied and unique birth experiences!) could. Share this podcast chat with the men in […]

Birth: the Greatest Opportunity For a Guy to Be a Man

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“When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.”-John Taylor Gatto Come with me on this ramble as I share my thoughts on formal education, my own story and what my hopes are for my own children. This is a big and touchy topic but since it relates so much […]

Mothering #2: “Schooling” and Our Kids

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Listen in on my chat with Eve; an amazing young woman who recently birthed her first baby, Sofiah, in her complete power! I was honored to meet Eve just weeks before her birth, and just as honored to attend her birth at the beautiful Divine Grace Ashram in Arizona on gorgeous, sacred land in the […]

A Birth At the Ashram

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Authenticity is a form of service”- Danielle LaPorte I was about to send this amazing quote out as our daily Indie Birth Inspiration text message. But, I’ve arisen today earlier than my kids (!) and felt like I wanted to expand on this statement since people have actually gone back to reading our blog! (Way […]

Authenticity is a Form of Service

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This is half an hour of me reading and answering some questions we were sent by students in our doula program, the Birth Warrior Project. If you have questions to ask us, just send us an email. To read more, go to https://indiebirth.org/birthwarriorproject

Ask the Midwife: From Gloves to Cameras and Back Again

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The Indie Birth Private Contract Association is an extension of the Green River Society and Private Contract Association. ACCEPTANCE AND AFFIRMATION OF SELF-RESPONSIBILITY The Green River Society is a private society established for the mutual benefit of its members and to pursue the stated mission of the Society to celebrate, develop and guide the expression […]

Terms of Membership

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With the gift that comes with hindsight (as well as awareness of the dependency/addiction of it all), we feel an increased and deep clarity around why we left social media! Our hope is that other women can examine these reasons and, if they personally or professionally apply, potentially also make the move away in favor […]

3 Ways Social Media Sucks for Women and Birth

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