Remembering My Second Birth Journey
Three years ago yesterday, at around 5pm, my water broke right after ordering dinner at a little restaurant called Karma Cafe. It didn’t just spring a leek. It released the flood. I sloshed myself...
View ArticleArticle for The Daily Yonder and Pregnancy Awareness Month
I wanted to take a moment to welcome in Pregnancy Awareness Month by sharing with you the article I wrote which appeared in The Daily Yonder last week. I am very excited about the response it has...
View ArticleHappy International Day of the Midwife!
Today, we are celebrating our midwives and sending them love. Midwives do a tremendous work in the communities they serve. The Midwifery Model of Care brought the opportunity for healthy birth to so...
View ArticleMommy, Me, and the 3Ps (Planning, Pregnancy, and Parenting) – Tomorrow...
I’ve been working hard on a presentation that I will be giving tomorrow for ARH’s (Appalachian Regional Hospital) Women’s Health Series. Tomorrow’s topic is Mommy, Me, and the 3Ps (Planning,...
View ArticleWe Do Have Something to Offer our Pregnancies and Births!
“You are constructing your own reality with the choices you make…or don’t make. If you really want a healthy pregnancy and joyful birth, and you truly understand that you are the one in control, then...
View ArticleDaddies in the Birthing Room and as Labor Support
It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby… it inspires him. – Ina May Gaskin CPM (midwife) Some of my most memorable moments as a childbirth educator and doula has been...
View ArticleEmpowered Birth – Exciting Times for Birth True!
I’m really excited this week. I announced that Birth True Childbirth Education is now a duo! Heather Bates joined with me last week as part of Birth True. She is a certified prenatal yoga instructor...
View ArticleCan I Breastfeed? Should I Even Try? – Happy World Breastfeeding Week!
It is no secret that breastfeeding is the way that babies were meant to be fed, nourished, and soothed. Through the consistent results from studies conducted on the benefits of breastfeeding, we know...
View ArticleBirth True Blog has Moved!
We are now a .com www.birthtrue.com! All new posts will be on the new Birth True website found here http://www.birthtrue.com/blog.html. Hope to hear from you there.
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