The first miscarriage I experienced was over 12 years ago, in between my 5th baby Belgium and before I got pregnant with True. I never really thought it would happen to me, and even as a midwife I felt really unprepared. I remember seeing the first wipe of blood (I was just about 5 weeks […]

My 15 year old son takes a prenatal “vitamin”. I put that in quotes, because it’s not a lab made vitamin full of filler (most of them are BTW, even the expensive “healthy” ones), but real food. I wouldn’t put anything else in my kids’ bodies besides real food in one form or another. Since […]

I start this podcast with a mini-rant on blame and shame and miscarriage and why I think we need to shift this old paradigm and way of thinking. It’s literally everywhere; in the foods we’re told we shouldn’t eat to the air we breathe to the studies that say…this causes miscarriage. I am feeling this […]

Midwifery is unsustainable. I have heard this statement coming from the mouths of experienced midwives; whether I am just hearing it, or whether people have been saying this for a while, I don’t know. I totally agree. Midwifery as it’s being done by most women is unsustainable. It’s a dying profession, this weird half medical-half […]

I really wanted to WRITE my miscarriage story. As in, full on describe it, feel it, and see my lessons on paper. And also to feel as if I have paid my honor to this Soul that came and left. But nothing is coming lately when I sit down with this intention. It’s as if […]

“Whoever said money can’t solve your problems Must not have had enough money to solve ’em” I’m coming at you with some provocative Ariana Grande lyrics that often pop into my head when I’m talking to people about money. But we will end up somewhere less pop-y I promise. Last week with my money coaching […]

***The very very bottom of this post includes photos of miscarried babies at different gestational ages, since understanding what to expect to see is a crucial skill for anyone who wants to support clients experiencing miscarriage. Miscarriage is a topic that often remains in the shadows, yet it is an integral part of the childbearing […]

There are many ways to skin a cat. It’s a weird saying, but it’s not one I hear much in the world of birth or by those who have a “birth business”. It’s not common to acknowledge that there are many ways to arrive at the same place; whether that is becoming a doula, a […]