My first homebirth was 21 years ago, today. It isn’t just a home birth to me; it was a transformation. Personally. It was life changing for my family. And his birth (thank you, Egan, and happy birthday my Son!) launched…
My Journal
What if You Don’t Listen to the Call?
Part of what has made Indie Birth “real” to our community over the last 16 years is that we are real, and we share it. My husband made another episode of our Youtube channel, Mom Goes Surfing and in this one I…
I Won’t Convince You to Join Our School
When I first got into birth work many years ago, I followed the herd and figured I should be “convincing” people of why/how to have a home birth. Many birth workers go through this same thing, and some stick with…
The Ocean Teaches Me Just Like Birth Has
Believe it or not, surfing wisdom is also birth wisdom. I’m comparing where I am on the surf journey with where many of you are on the student midwife journey. There are so many similarities; from being ridiculously excited…
My Apprenticeship Lessons Were So Profound
I shared not one, two but THREE new “midwife stories” today for subscribers. I’m obviously not going to re-tell those stories here, but I will share that it’s most fun to record these because SO MUCH comes into my memory and out…
Be the Truth of Yourself
On this Eclipse and Full Moon, I am deep in introspection. What parts of me are old, tired of beliefs I have been carrying? What patterns from my childhood am I still living, in my body? Taking self responsibility is…
