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“Normal” Birth Paradigms
This month I have the honor of teaching a midwifery module of normal birth. I am excited since I am very protective over what I see as being “normal.” However, I find myself asking two questions: 1) What is “normal?” … Continue reading
Birth Workers and the Medial Woman
The other day I was asked to speak to San Diego Birth Network about myself and my practice, but I decided also to tell a story about the commonality of the birth workers attending. As doulas or midwives we are … Continue reading
The Gravity of the Situation: Architecture, our Body, and Spinning Babies
So I’ve already attended the spinning babies workshop, and I’m still excited that Gail Tully is headed to San Diego for a second round. Why? Because I have so much more to learn. Spinning Babies as a website (spinningbabies.com) is … Continue reading
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Imprint: The Birth of Generations
I was going to get back to Imprint, but I thought I’d start with a story that occurred a few years after Imprint was created. My middle daughter, Amayi, when she was about 4 years old was looking at her … Continue reading
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Mary Birch Hospital for Women: Feigning Powerlessness
On December 18th, 2011, over 50 men and women showed up for a rally for change in front of Mary Birch Hospital for Women. Mary Birch has one of the highest cesarean birth rates for first time mothers in the … Continue reading
Midwife History: Articles from the 70s and 80s
I’m looking through articles from 1977 about home birth’s resurgence. So much mirrors that time now as “doula” becomes a common household word and homebirth has increased by 20% even before “The Business of Being Born” came out. One article … Continue reading
Imprint, 16 years later
November 23, 2011 I’m going through old files this week and opening a part of my life as well as others’ lives that I haven’t seen for a while. It really inspires me to (re)member much of what I’ve taken … Continue reading
Brainstorming: Rediscovering Power Throughout the Menstrual Cycle
As I get older and my daughter gets older, I see the importance of passing down what history I have left to her of connections to our bodies. History or her story, it is the body’s story that has etched … Continue reading
The Power of Birth Story
Storytelling is quite powerful. It can be sweet, expressive, soul-revealing. Storytelling can disguise parts of you that you don’t want to reveal and still allow them to be present. Storytelling can entrance a person and soften them to explore themselves … Continue reading