When so much is completely out of our control as is during the motherhood journey, we can turn to preparation as one element that is more or less within our control.  After all, most of the time within this community, we get to choose how we’d like to prepare and with whom. This, I recognize, is a privilege and luxury not afforded to all birthing people. For some of us, preparation ironically looks like avoiding preparation (I’ve seen this firsthand) and for others, …

Preconception was my first introduction to the vulnerability of parenting and naturally, pregnancy continued to indoctrinate me into this entirely new world of paradox; this space where I felt challenged to hold extreme emotional polarities simultaneously.   Before even getting the positive pregnancy test, I was out of breath and craving cheeseburgers.   Day after day, I was in awe as my body became so completely unfamiliar.  I studied my pregnancy books, I walked, I napped. I dreamed of the little …

If you’ve been following along with these newsletters, you’ll know that I initially set the foundation for the 6 P’s by taking you through the Bodies for Birth methodology at each stage. This next lap around the 6 P’s is going to take an intimate turn as I vulnerably share some of my own experiences at each phase and how the experiences have translated into the work we do at Bodies for Birth. Preconception was my first introduction to the vulnerability …