Intuitive Evolution

12/01/2021

As a midwife x over 35 years now and a mom of 4 kiddos ages 27 to 36, and a grandma of two littles, this post shares one of the truest truths I know: we do not make or break our children. They come with their own stories and journeys and our job is to be there with wisdom, love, understanding, and resilience to support them on that journey for a lifetime.

So yes - all the things- home birth, extended breastfeeding, deeply connected parenting, co-sleeping, homeschooling- whatever of it you choose- do it because it’s right for you and your child, because you love it, and because it works for you- not to cultivate a perfect person or to overcompensate for trauma you may have had. Pay attention to what each child needs because that’s different for each, too. I promise I’ve worked with families who did all the things and no there’s no perfect recipe for the ever happy ever healthy child or adult. Life is more complex than that.

And if your kids do have health challenges, need that antibiotic you worked so hard to avoid to help them have a healthy gut, breastfeeding doesn’t go as planned and you need to use a bottle and formula, you need to have a cesarean- it’s all okay. It’s life’s journey. It’s not your failing and littles are so resilient.

I’ve midwifed so many mamas going crazy trying to get it so right, trying to avoid recreating traumas or protecting our kids from so much of modern living. Yes let’s nourish snd protect our littles and our teens and our adult children of course. But also find the inner peace that you are doing your best and it not only doesn’t have to be perfect- it won’t be.

Allowing ourselves this grace makes the journey easier, more joyous, and allows us to see our children for who they are and what they need rather than just as products of what we do. It allows us to parent more authentically and vulnerably and be more in the intuitive moment.

And it allows us to truly see our children in their fullness and gives the@ permission also, not to be perfect, but instead to be self-loving, resilient humans who understand that we are all humans doing our best and not perfect beings.

Be easier on yourself, mama. Every single day.

05/01/2020

Bringing care for our bodies into the home can be the most supportive thing we do for ourselves. In times of transition, being surrounded by the things, animals and people you love is the most valuable healing available.

This article focuses on what happens in an early pregnancy loss - a miscarriage before 13 weeks - and how to experience a miscarriage at home

04/04/2019

It isn't the outcome or the pathway your baby comes into this world by (home birth, birth center, hospital cesarean, roadside!), it is being informed, consenting to what you know and believe is best for your family, and being confident that you stood (or laid) in your power and birthed your baby!

"No matter how your baby ultimately enters the world, how you experience birth and how empowered you feel throughout the process does matter. Let's stop telling women that it doesn't." -Annie Reneau

http://bit.ly/2WLhnGB

03/25/2019

Hmm, Ryder always hated the leg lift and would arch his back the opposite way, maybe this is why?

Could 99% of those who change diapers be doing it wrong? It is dumbfounding to learn that by pulling a babies legs up with one hand it can be causing nerve interference leading to colic in infants.

02/26/2019

One of my favorite facts to share with folks! 🥰😂😉

02/04/2019

Thinking of your child as misbehaving disposes you to think of punishment. Thinking of your child as struggling to handle something difficult encourages you to help them through their distress.

09/03/2018

It's not too late to register for Healing Touch Level 1 this weekend!!

08/21/2018