I was having one of those pity party days when you choose to just see everything in a negative light. I kept making excuses for why I shouldn’t go to the temple but somehow we got there. Not only was I in a bad mood, I was annoyed with myself for being in a bad …
I have been taking a midwife assistant class recently and one of the assignments I was given was to share a grounding exercise. I pieced this focus meditation together based on some of the energy centers of our body and what I felt would help me step away and ground myself before entering a birth. This …
I’m so glad I had my friend Cassie and my sister-in-law Brooke there as my doulas/photographers. I created a slideshow with my birth photos that you can view on my Birth Faith blog. But I realized yesterday that I’ve never shared the photos themselves online. Here are some of my favorites, taken by Cassie (and Brooke) at the end of my pregnancy, during labor, and afterward…
A big thank you to Kristi who blogs at keendoula.blogspot.com for participating in our virtual book tour. I love that in her review she shared her thoughts chapter by chapter. “I feel like reading this book gave me some of the companionship that I have been craving. There are other women out there …
Today’s stop on our virtual book tour is with Rachel Leavitt, a doula trainer who blogs at trainingdoulas.com/new-beginnings-blog.com. I have to admit that a few years ago I was excited to stumble upon her earlier blog, The Beginning of Motherhood. I was hungering for more exploration of the topic of birth and how it connects …
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I went to my small local library in search of stories of our pioneer sisters. I was lucky enough to find a series called Covered Wagon Women which is a compilation of diaries and letters of women who came west. I was drawn to the story of Jean Rio Baker (1810-1883) because it …
We all need doulas in our lives. The word “doula” comes from the ancient Greek, meaning “a woman who serves.” Becoming doulas is exactly what the Savior has asked us to do.
When I was younger I had a dolphin fetish. For several years, between the ages of 10 to 14, my highest life’s ambition was to become a marine biologist and train the dolphins at Sea World. Then around 14-years-old I realized that my life plan would require me moving to some place without snow or …
