Wether we realize it or not we all love oxytocin. Oxytocin is one of the most fascinating aspects of human biology, and I think you will agree with me when you learn more about it!

Women have more oxytocin […]

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*trigger warning: Grief, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and death through a bereavement doula’s story of love

I cannot tell the story of a mother experiencing a stillbirth, but i can tell my story, It is not […]

It’s time to find the perfect spot for your photoshoot! Here are some locations that I love capturing memories at/in and a few that I would like to have some experience with soon! I also am always on the hunt for […]

I watched her face go through waves of exhaustion, feeling like a failure, and defeat. Tears rolling down her cheeks. She had wanted her birth to be unmedicated so badly. She had 2 epidural births before this one […]

I will never forget sitting on that bench outside the hospital… waiting. I had a mama seeking an unmedicated VBAC. She had been experiencing prodromal labor and went to the hospital where they decided to admit […]

I served at a birth recently at Andrew’s Women’s Hospital at Baylor Scott and white in Fort Worth. I had never served there before so I was ready and open to explore a new birthing location. I left my first birth […]

I woke up with contractions coming every 3 minutes at 3 am on Thursday morning. I was so excited I woke up my husband and told him “I’m in labor!” And we packed our bags and headed to the hospital. My husband […]

My eldest daughter turned 7 yesterday. And this is the first time I am writing out her birth story. I don’t know why I never did it before. Maybe because there was a lot to process at the time. And looking back […]

Recently I attended a Spinning Babies conference. I went to the conference to learn how to support my clients and community more effectively and I came away with that, and a much deeper respect for the human […]

I don’t even have to be watching that sad puppy commercial, or the one with the grandpa who wants to play with his kids, I hear the swell of the cello or the soft tinkling of a sad piano line and I already feel […]

A few years ago I felt trapped. I was in a room and not allowed to leave for two days. I was in intense pain the whole time and I couldn’t sleep. I was denied food and not given very much water. I was told that I […]

Every year I make a post on Mother’s Day for all those struggling to enjoy the holiday. I didn’t do it this year mostly because my mental load was high that day. A long couple of months with work and births meant […]

I have never done this before…

A few months ago I started writing reviews for my clients care providers. And writing birth stories from the perspective of the doula when appropriate. I never wanted to be […]

I recently had the honor of attending a birth as a sibling doula. I had the honor to walk through a birth journey with two brothers that were very eager to meet their baby brother! They were 4 and 6 and made me […]

This initiative is focused on the Turkana people of Kenya, Africa for now but as it grows will reach other people groups as well! Just like Esther was called to a time and place to use her voice, culture, and […]