When preparing for natural childbirth, like preparing for any new experience, it can be tremendously helpful to educate yourself on what to expect. If this is your first baby, or if you are planning to experience labor …Read more
What’s the Rush?
Time for some SNAIL MEDICINE! Today I realized that we are all massively detoxing from a hurried way of life that is not sustainable, especially for our poor, abused nervous systems. As I was preparing breakfast …Read more
A Due Date is an Estimation, not an Expiration
The final weeks of your sacred pregnancy often seem to drag on. You’re heavy and tired. You’re eager to meet your baby. You feel like you have been, and will be, pregnant forever and… ugh. Then you feel guilt for feeling …Read more
Re-Birth Yourself by Facing Death
We are coming into a period on Earth where the line between birth and death is beginning to thin and the veils are lifting. We are beginning to see through many illusions that we once believed in so wholeheartedly. And …Read more
Is Natural Birth Possible in a Hospital?
(Photo by Kelly Jordan Photography) It seems most birth stories these days involve an induction followed by a cascade of interventions that almost half of the time ends in a c-section. Mothers-to-be often express a fear …Read more
Beyond Fairytales: My Sacred Relationship with Nancy Lucina
(photo by Holly Wilmeth) Guest post by: Brandon Smith (my husband!!) Nancy Lucina is a site that focuses on the work of women: sacred pregnancy and birth, divine feminine empowerment and natural motherhood, but I …Read more
How to Plan for a Gentle Cesarean
Approximately 1 in 3 babies is born surgically; making cesarean sections the most common surgical procedure in the United States. Many new moms who have given birth by cesarean section feel cheated, disappointed and may …Read more
Natural Remedies for Postpartum Recovery
Pregnancy and birth are incredibly hard work for your body. You've just done something miraculous: created a human being. Even the most ideal birth can leave you a little tender, and now you have the work of caring for a …Read more
How to Host a Blessingway: Preparing for a Sacred Birth
“Whatever happens here on Earth, must first be dreamed.” – Navajo saying Incorporating meaningful rituals to honor our rites of passages throughout life was always something our ancestors did. These rituals help us to …Read more
Preparing for an Unmedicated Birth with Hypnosis
You've heard the stories and seen the films. Modern media and society don't often portray birth in a positive light. As a population, we are conditioned to think of birth as an experience to be feared but you know …Read more