Well, Valentine’s day is upon us.  If your are newly postpartum (or perhaps not so newly), Valentine’s day will probably look different this year, and may even seem irrelevant, but your intimate relationship with your spouse or partner certainly is not!   My heart in supporting families through Sacred Journey Childbirth is to help them ride the waves of change that come with new parenthood and be both curious and open to the transformations that are taking place. And this is

Writing a plan After too many years of being a doula and telling clients I haven't found the birth plan template that I like, I finally made the one I could not find!  All the birth plans I have come across are either missing critical points (like your preferences on cervical exams), don't provide freedom to make special requests, or are not easily digestible for the busy nurses who will be reading them. So, I made one that is to the point and comprehensive!  And it is fully

Over the summer, I had the pleasure of attending an incredible birth class, taught by the wise, Shelley Rahim, a seasoned doula, childbirth educator, and amazing chef.

The spiritual work of birth is surrendering. It is also the practical work of birth.  

Using a labyrinth as a prayer meditation tool is a beautiful way to prepare for birth.