Discover Your Power Birth & Baby

01/06/2026

Sharing a list of good books for pregnancy--and also for more joyful living. What else would you add?

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01/04/2026

I invite you to explore this visualization for connection and belonging. I'm playing around with an experience I had while walking in the snow. Let me know what your experience of it was like. What did you like—and what didn’t you like? I’d love to know. 🩷

I invite you to explore a sense of connection and belonging that is uniquely your own and full of possibility. This is a place you can return to whenever you...

01/02/2026

Practice Labor Time?

You may hear terms like Braxton-Hicks and prodromal labor used to describe different kinds of uterine surges that don’t lead to meaningful dilation. Braxton-Hicks often begin earlier in pregnancy and tend to be more sporadic, sometimes easing with hydration, rest, or a change in activity. What is often called prodromal labor usually happens toward the end of pregnancy—especially after 37 weeks—and can feel more like labor, becoming stronger, more regular, and lasting longer.

In HypnoBirthing, we don’t focus on separating these. Instead, we talk about practice labor. Practice labor is your body doing something productive, even when it doesn’t progress into active labor.

Sometimes these surges are brief and fade with water and rest. Sometimes they continue for a while—occasionally days, on and off—and may even get closer together before stopping again.

No matter what they look like, practice labor is a wonderful opportunity to put the skills you’ve learned to use!

And remember: it’s completely normal for these episodes to start and stop. Like labor itself, practice labor isn’t linear. Sometimes your body is working, and sometimes it’s resting. Both are exactly as they should be! 🩷🤗

12/24/2025

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!!!

12/20/2025

Benefit of traditional clapping games

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Clapping Games are an Awesome Way to Work on Motor Skills Remember all the clapping games you used to play when you were little? Nowadays, kids have a hard time playing with nothing. Meaning, if they don’t have a toy or an iPhone to keep them occupied, they don’t really know what to do with […...

12/18/2025

I’ve been teaching my youngest to recognize how our feelings impact experience and behavior. Today someone (well-meaning in their mind, I’m sure) said “why are you such a brat?” when she was acting out at the end of the day to which she replied “I’m not a brat. I’m just tired and I am in a bad mood”. Go baby!

12/16/2025

https://youtu.be/QZ1tf99izxo?si=VAYafXEvHS_1SDEB

Dr. Vivian Keeler and I discuss how hypnobirthing empowers women to unlearn fear and reframe childbirth from a stressful medical procedure into a joyful, nat...

12/15/2025

I know that some expecting moms practice…intentional discomfort, that’s probably the best way to put it. Like staying in a squat for 2 minutes to show themselves that they can do it. I’ve done it during my first pregnancy and thought it useful. But…you know what is even more useful? Choosing to be relaxed and comfortable :) That’s what I sought to show with this ice water exercise.

I know that some expecting moms practice…intentional discomfort, that’s probably the best way to put it. Like staying in a squat for 2 minutes to show themse...

12/09/2025

When birthing families learn HypnoBirthing techniques, they’re not just “relaxing” — they’re shifting their physiology.

This is the heart of what we teach. Every class, every script, every practice session helps families tap into their body’s natural design.

Let’s keep spreading the science of calm and supporting births that feel safe, gentle, and informed.

✨ Slow breathing = More oxygen + calmer muscles
✨ Deep relaxation = Lower stress hormones
✨ Positive imagery = Higher oxytocin flow

This combination supports a calmer, smoother birthing experience… and it’s exactly why HypnoBirthing parents often describe birth as peaceful, empowering, and even transformative.

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12/09/2025

11/28/2025

As educators and birth professionals, we return again and again to the foundational principles that guide the work we share with families around the world:

• Birth is inherently normal and healthy in the absence of special circumstances — a truth we continue to reinforce through education, language, and mindset.
• The instinctive rhythm of birth unfolds best when undisturbed, reminding us of the importance of protecting calm, quiet, and autonomy for every birthing person.
• Every pregnancy and every labor has its own natural timeline, and our role is to support this individualized flow without rushing or imposing unnecessary intervention.

As alumni of the HypnoBirthing Institute, we carry these teachings into each class, each conversation, and each birth space we support.

Together, we uphold a philosophy that honors physiology, empowers parents, and keeps compassion at the center of care.

11/28/2025

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AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Water birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes https://ow.ly/nr7O50R9Nzi