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We as Individuals are Changed by the Intense Experiences We have in Life
7412087832_dc487b291e_z.jpgToday a friend of mine emailed me a video she took of her 6 year old son conquering one of his big fears. This video my friend sent me brought tears to my eyes and made me...
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It's Difficult When the Medical Culture Believes Questioning a Doctor's...
productshots_bdsm_tiedup.jpgToday I went to the dentist for one of my regular twice yearly cleanings and I found myself in the midst of a similar dynamic that many of my clients experience with their...
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It’s Time We Start Seeing Birthing Women as Strong, Resilient, Wise Mothers...
4468999488_8099a69630.jpgMost of the time when a woman gets an epidural, everyone around her repeatedly tells her what a good decision she made and why it was such a good decision. And when I say...
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How are We to Raise Men Who Don’t Rape When Images & Conversations of...
war.on_.women_.jpgEveryone is up in arms about Todd Akin’s comment about “legitimate rape”. Rightfully so. But I’ve been feeling irritated by everyone’s Tweets and Facebook posts and I’ve been trying...
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How We Shape Birth Expectations
21022010020.jpgI just heard this story on NPR about research that illustrates the ways that teachers’ expectations shape how students perform. It makes absolute sense and I think it applies to more...
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Are We Normalizing Something That is Pathological?
jen-in-birth-tub.jpgMuch of the time, after a woman gives birth, she experiences a kind of shaking or trembling that resembles shivering, except she doesn’t feel cold. For years, I was told and...
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Mammograms Increase Diagnoses. They Do Not Save Lives
pd_mammogram_070813_mn.jpgI just read an article in the NY Times blog that lays out the latest research - published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research shows that,...
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Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & The Farm Midwives
Ina-May-Gaskin2-001.jpgThis is a movie review of a new documentary called "Birth Story". "Birth Story" sets out to document the life and work of Ina May Gaskin. It does just that.We Suggest: "Every...
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Every Woman Deserves to Have Such a Story to Share With Her Child(ren)
DSC_0232.JPG_.opt344x230o0,0s344x230.jpgToday is my birthday. Every year, in the days leading up to my birthday, my mom and I go through the same, routine. I get the very same play-by-play. It goes...
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Best Part of Being a Doula: Women Having the Space to Use Their Own Voice
tumblr_m6jec371Zk1qk2h4xo1_500.jpgMany people imagine that the thing I love about my work as a doula is the beauty of a baby being born or a love of natural birth. It’s not.Don’t get me wrong,...
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