Conceiving Courage
It has now been almost a year since I stared at that surprisingly positive pregnancy test.
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Book
Women’s History Month: The Female Council of Health
Has anyone else found this treasure? I had been eyeing this new book, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, and recently found out that there are portions of it already online with plans for the entire book to be available online within the year (source). The timing of the release of this book is perfect with
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Midwives: What’s gender got to do with it?
A friend of mine shared with me this incredible piece of history from a community not far from where I live. She happened upon a mini medical museum at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho and told me about Mother George. It happens to be black history month and so I thought it appropriate to share
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How a Prisoner of War Story Helped Me Prepare for Birth
I want to thank my friend Natalie for this beautiful post. We became friends because of our mutual love for birth but beyond that Natalie really is a beautiful person inside and out. –Robyn I am currently “overdue” with my FIFTH boy. Yes, my fifth. There are no girls among them. That’s a lot
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VBA2C Birth Story
My friend, Kylie, was kind enough to let me share her birth story here on the blog. I came to know her through ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network). Interestingly enough, I came to a place last year when I was contemplating closing our little ICAN chapter. Not much had been happening with it and
The Path of a Modern Mormon Midwife
An Interview With Valerie Hall, LM, CPM So what is it like to be a midwife? Valerie Hall LM, CPM, graciously agreed amidst her busy schedule to answer a few questions for me about her work as a midwife. I have known Valerie since she began her journey by becoming a childbirth educator. She was
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The Gift of Giving Life – Ebook!
It has been a long time coming. But thanks to Felice and her hard work, we finally have The Gift of Giving Life available via Kindle. We hope to have the other e-book versions available soon as well. This will help our readers who are in other countries, as well as readers who prefer e-books.
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Towers of Strength: a Call for Stories
I’m writing a new book! Towers of Strength: Stories of Triumph over Darkness will be a collection of thoughts and stories about mental illness from the perspective of Latter-day Saints. please spread the word on whatever groups, forums, and facebook pages you feel might generate interest. The deadline for story submissions is March 1st.
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He Is a God of Miracles and Blessings
“I’ll pray. Will you join me?” I offered. When I didn’t hear any objections, I proceeded to ask God to help the equipment work and for all of those involved in any way to feel the love that was here with us as the angel children were present. I asked that the electricity be restored so we could conduct the interview. Within a minute or so of praying, everything came back on.
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