In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about things we don’t like to talk about. In particular, early miscarriage. I have a very personal story to share with you to begin the conversation. Download this podcasts transcript

***Hundreds of women every day come here to read this story. You are not alone, dear one. And if you need more support, we do offer virtual midwifery sessions that include miscarriage support, preconception support and holding space for pregnancy loss. The weeks and months after miscarriage ARE a postpartum (literally meaning “after pregnancy”) time […]

After my first miscarriage, I didn’t do much beyond reading the relevant chapters in my midwifery textbooks, and doing a semi-unreasonable about of internet research, but ultimately I came to a place where I was ok with believing it was most likely a fluke, and that next time would work out. After I was through […]

Katie Silva – Indie Birth Contributor Miscarriage in our culture is not often discussed openly. Women often pass through the experience of a miscarriage alone or with only her partner. In many cases, there is no ceremony, no special nurturing care afterwards, nor enough support from other women. Even the word “miscarriage” somehow implies that […]

Birth is in our bones. It is in the minerals, the marrow. It is in our skin and our organs. It is in our brains and our blood. Birth is something every cell of our body remembers. We remember being born, and we can recall the births of our grandmothers in felt sensation (and their […]

Margo and I recorded this New Moon zoom all about the darker parts of pregnancy and birth and the role we serve in as midwives. Listen in as we share stories, and talk about the tools and ways we hold the mirror for the women we serve in this way. We talk about miscarriage and […]

Sam is a prenatal yoga teacher, doula, and mother of two boys, presently residing on the Kentucky River. Sam’s birth taught her that, to truly be free, to know and to trust herself, is to know how to manage her energetic state and create the energy that she wanted within herself and project that out […]

Doula Training and Midwifery Training: Is Having Kids a Requirement? Description: “I want to be a doula or a midwife, but I haven’t had kids yet. Does it matter?” This is a question I hear constantly from aspiring doulas and midwives. In this exciting episode, I finally address this topic that has been on my […]