Taking Back Birth

“You’re Not Allowed” to Not Allow Me

July 9, 2023

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We are mamas and birth workers who decided to do birth differently– and bring others along with us. We are kind, fun to work with, and great at (lovingly) calling people on their bullshit. With 12 children and 20 years of midwifery between us, we’ve learned a thing or two along the way, and Indie Birth is our space to share it all with you.

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Wow, I had fun with this one! We posted a reel this week on Instagram of a beautiful “Closing of the Bones” ceremony that we offered a mama we served. This podcast is a combo of describing that to you AND offering my very transparent truth around this idea of “cultural appropriation”. I won’t spoil it for you, but I’m done listening to the programming around concepts like this that divide women and divide people. NO ONE is going to “allow” me to offer whatever ceremony I want to offer, and I will do my own diligence around respect and honor of the people that came before me. I am absolutely done with other women policing each other and I am here to say that the world I want to live in promotes love, integrity and service above confusion, hate and arrogance.

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