Labour Day Doula

02/23/2023

Two healthy babies.
Two overjoyed families.
One happy (and tired) doula.

07/25/2022

Thank you Hummingbird Doulas for posting.

♥️ “What if we told women the truth about birth
We’d have to tell them that contractions will probably be more than “surges” or “sensations.”

That they’ll probably rock your f✨cking world and leave you begging for salvation as you clutch the edge of the tub or the hospital linens

That your gentle breathing exercises and your Spotify soundtrack will be left in the dust as you sweat and pant and sway and swear your way through it

That you’ll trip harder than any mushroom you ever did in college and vomit with the same ferocity and travel to places deep within yourself that you didn’t know existed. That you’ll float above your body and simultaneously be trapped in it with an intensity you’ve never tasted

And in that intensity, in the sweating and the swearing and the swaying and the vomiting and the endless hours of contractions crashing down upon you
You’ll find your strength
You’ll find a resilience you’ve never known
You’ll find the power you need for the journey of motherhood ahead

In the messy humanity of it all
You’ll find that you are holy
A portal to the divine
Capable of indescribable miracles
A vessel of sacred life

What if we told women the truth about birth?
We’d have to tell them they are capable of anything
Worthy of being treated like goddesses
Made to walk through the flames
Surf the tidal waves
Dive into the underworld
And come out alive

Not unscathed
Not unchanged
But whole
And healed
And ready to take on the world

If we told women the truth about birth
We’d have to admit that we’ve lied about everything else
And that they are more powerful
More fierce
More capable
More beautiful
Than we’ve ever let on.

If we told the truth about birth?
We’d shatter the world.”

Spirit Y Sol

07/19/2022

This. This is waiting for me. And I. Can. Hardly. Wait!!

As many of you know, I’m on an extended time off-call (still working! But not on call—) as my husband cycles across this big country and I travel with him, driving the rental RV, taking care of our dogs, and generally making sure everything is running smoothly. We have about ten days to go. I will continue to love every one of them and enjoy all of the experiences this trip has brought to us!! But yeah- I’m jonesing. Jonesing to get back to Laborland and another family waiting to be born.

04/07/2022

are SO powerful !! I just ♥️♥️ this one a recent client painted for herself! What affirmations helped you through labor ?

03/26/2022

Happy !!

03/09/2022

Nothing better than spending with clients - recent, repeat, and future !!

03/06/2022

Brooklyn Bridge to Battery (Park City) - Babies and Busy-ness!

01/29/2022

Saluting all of the EP mamas!

01/26/2022

Adorable X 2!

01/03/2022

When you’re helping a baby OUT over the NYE weekend, the celebrating comes a little late ! HolidaySchmoliday! Happy New Year to all - and welcome newest LabourDayDoulaBaby! ♥️🎉🥂 #2022

12/07/2021

♥️LOVE♥️

11/17/2021

An outdoor prenatal visit fireside — and homegrown figs to take home too. ♥️♥️