The Parenthood Project USA

07/17/2025

BIRTH TRAUMA AWARENESS WEEK
Let’s talk about one of the biggest sources of trauma:

👉🏽 Fear disguised as safety.

“You should stay at the hospital — just in case.”
“We’d better induce — just in case something’s wrong.”
“We’ll prep for a cesarean — just in case.”

The problem is:
Most women want to do the right thing.
They want to keep their baby safe.
They don’t want to be the one who said no if something was wrong.

But this fear is so potent that it silences our inner voice.

💔 And when the interventions pile up — when birth becomes something done to us instead of created by us — we’re left holding trauma no one warned us about.

The truth?
• Slight dips in baby’s heart rate are often normal.
• Labor usually progresses better at home.
• Hospital protocols often serve policy, not physiology.
• Interventions can be lifesaving — but they’re often used preemptively, not based on true need.

You deserve better than “just in case” care.
You deserve evidence, informed choice, and unwavering support in your power.

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Voice & Presence: Speaking Up in Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond
Let’s reclaim birth — and our voices.

07/16/2025

You cannot gaslight your nervous system.
Not in birth. Not in postpartum. Not ever.

You can tell yourself:
🩺 “The hospital is the safest place.”
👨‍⚕️ “There’s a NICU just in case.”
🔒 “A surgeon is nearby, so I’ll be protected.”

But your nervous system doesn’t listen to logic — it listens to felt sense.
To energy.
To what’s unsaid but all around you.

When your birth space is filled with people trained to manage and control your body — instead of honoring it — your body picks up the signal:
“This is dangerous.”

And it does exactly what it’s meant to do.
It guards.
It tightens.
It shuts down the process of birth.

You may stall.
You may freeze.
You may feel like you disappeared from your own experience.

That isn’t your failure.
That’s your nervous system doing its best to protect you — in a place it didn’t feel safe.

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💔 During Birth Trauma Awareness Week, I invite you to reflect on this:

✨ What if your body never failed you?
✨ What if your nervous system was speaking truth the whole time?
✨ What if reclaiming your voice is the first step toward healing?

Join me for Voice & Presence Circle — a space to reconnect with your body, your voice, and your power through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

🌀 We speak.
🌀 We heal.
🌀 We reclaim.

💬 Comment VOICE below and I’ll send you the details.

08/03/2024

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08/03/2024

09/05/2023

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09/05/2023

Saoirse’s Birth Story - Part 15

In the weeks leading up to Saoirse’s birth I had focused on releasing any fears through the amazing guided meditations of by taking time daily to accept that things may not go how I had imagined and by getting deeply in touch with my anxieties and being gentle on myself.

I used my journal and the workbooks I had created to keep my mind focused and centered.

I had my nightly bath rituals and my daily body practices to keep my head clear and to keep my body balanced.

This prepared me well for when labor began to pick up its intensity.

I began timing my surges and found them to be fairly consistent and moving closer together and gathering strength as the waves ebbed and flowed through my body. This excited me and I knew we were getting somewhere. I could feel that the moment had finally arrived.

With each wave, I began to surrender deeper into my process…

I called my doula and let her know I would soon be needing her presence so I could surrender even deeper…

By that point labor had intensified to the point I knew that resting wasn’t going to happen.

When my doula arrived i was transitioning into active labor and her presence allowed me to feel safer to trust the process, my body and its urges and to lean into each wave that arose.

We labored for a few hours in my bedroom as I began to lose some of my mucous plug and the surges intensified.

Around 1 or 2 in the morning I began to feel the urge to push. I remember feeling confused as I had not had my show yet and felt I had some ways to go.

But it was soooo strong… and my doula encouraged me to call my midwife.

I remember being nervous, not sure about how far I had progressed but the urge to push was so strong. My midwife answered the call and told me she would be there shortly.

I knew I could surrender deeper and that I no longer had to hold on…

Things were happening whether I believed they would or not…

08/30/2023

Saoirse’s Birth Story - Part 14

My space was set… I had everything I needed surrounding me and it felt like the sacred space I had always imagined in my mind and in my heart.

I had spent 5 years attending other’s as they birthed their children into this world in many different ways, and it was finally my turn to have the birth I had always dreamed of.

My son Miles’ birth left me feeling alone and like something deep was taken from me… this one was going to be different and I felt safe enough to go deeper into the realms of birthing surrounded by my support team, and all the mothers who had come before me.

I could feel their presence surrounding me and giving me strength.

The birth affirmations and sacred objects of significance that were important to me graced my space snd would keep me going when I didn’t feel I had the strength left.

I woke up Sunday morning feeling the same… my surges were pretty spaced out and the waves were still easy and manageable.

I did my best to take it easy and go about my day.

As the evening approached I could feel things starting to shift… and this time I felt prepared and ready to receive the intensity that was surely right around the corner.

I began to detach from the outside world and as the waves came closer together I knew that any last minute fears would have to be released. It was time to birth my baby into this world… in our own way and in our own time. She was ready.

To be continued…

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08/28/2023

Saoirse’s Birth Story Part 13 -

On a Saturday morning, 5 days past my “due date” I woke up feeling like something had shifted and things were getting close.

My body began to show some signs of things loosening up. I had a light pink tinge when I went to the bathroom and I began to have some light cramping that came and went…

Having had days of prodromal and early labor with my son Miles, I had anticipated this labor to be similar…

Luckily I had the mindset strategies and knowledge to be at ease and peace with my slower progression of labor and had time to adjust to what was near.

I wanted to keep myself somewhat distracted since I knew we still had some time.

We went down to the pool for a few hours and I breathed through the early surges and contractions my body was experiencing…

The water felt good on my body and I enjoyed the feeling of being weightless as the weight of 41 weeks of pregnancy was taking its toll on my body.

Things stayed pretty much the same throughout the day and in the evening I decided to let my midwife know that I was experiencing some early labor symptoms.

I made sure to go to bed early and allow my body to do its thing in its own time.

I got some decent sleep and as I experienced the baby waves, I allowed them to move through my body using my breath and a light moan to move through the sensations…

I was feeling resilient and excited to welcome my baby but had no idea when things would start to pick up…

To be continued…

08/28/2023

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08/17/2023

Saoirse’s Birth Story Part 12 -

In the weeks leading up to Saoirse’s birth I focused on releasing attachment to how the birth would go or how it would unfold.

Having had a previous cesarean I knew that my head space and emotional state was paramount and that filling myself with love and positivity was so important, but I still had to accept that sometimes things don’t go as planned.

I meditated on what was most important to me and visualized myself giving birth with the support of my team surrounding me.

I trusted that my body was going to go into labor spontaneously, but also mapped out what I may need to do if my body needed a little assistance.

I had the loving support of many… including my birthworker community, my family, friends and my amazing midwife!

I trusted them in holding my desires sacred and that they would know how to keep me going when I doubted myself or my body’s ability to give birth at home, without intervention or poking and prodding.

I wanted to experience this so badly and I worked on how to surrender to the day and the time.

My mom came from Michigan to help me prepare and to recover and get settled into our new home.

I was a bit anxious but managed my anxiety by being gentle and knowing that I could indeed move through labor like the badasses us mothers are.

My daughter, whom I had hoped and prayed for, would be in my arms soon…

And nothing and no one was going to take that experience away from me…

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08/16/2023

Saoirse’s Birth Story Part 11

During my pregnancy, I made a plan with my friend on how we would expose Kyle and the other predator donors.

We teamed up with a law professor from Indiana who worked on the Dr. Kline case (Our Father on Netflix) and who advised that what Kyle was doing was fertility fraud and even fell under the California R**e by Deception law…

I filed a police report and we sought out a lawyer licensed in California who could work on my case. The police of course didn’t take my report seriously. 😱

I was blocked by Kyle from connecting with other recipients of his as he told them that I was seeking to exploit the children.

This way he could retain his control… and most wouldn’t speak with me.

One of the “promises” he makes is that he has a mom’s group so we all can stay in touch.

He shut this group down so as to evade accountability, removed posts that questioned his genetic health and threatened me with seeking custody.

In the weeks leading up to the birth of my daughter, I had people he was in contact with tell me the threats he was making which included sending someone to my house to get me to shut up.

I refused to back down. My friend and I were working diligently to get the word out and yet Kyle and other predator donors still retained control over the hearts and minds of many through these Facebook groups and his media appearances.

We tried contacting Facebook… no one would respond… we tried reporting these predator donors and their groups… nothing was done.

All these groups continued to operate under the guise of so called “free speech”.

And yet… we persisted.

TBC….

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08/16/2023

Saoirse’s Birth Story Part 10

My pregnancy was smooth. I was planning to have a home birth with an amazing midwife and reclaim my birth experience.

I did all the emotional work… I compartmentalized my experience with Kyle and I focused on myself as the mother of a daughter.

I sought out community support and explored my legal options… and with the support of a dear friend began to discover everything that was going on behind the scenes of this s***m donor underworld.

All my tests came back normal and I began to trust my body and that my baby was healthy and well.

As much as I could… of course.

I took care of myself as best I could… eliminating toxic situations and managing my stress.

I surrounded myself with the best support and walked away from those who weren’t supportive.

I envisioned my unmedicated VBAC and me welcoming my beautiful baby into my arms.

I made peace with my pain and healed my trauma.

I was ready.

TBC…

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