blog: under the willow
Honoring the sacredness + divinity from pregnancy to postpartum.
In this space, we celebrate the sacredness of every birthing experience, recognizing the immense power that resides within each mother and her unique path.
“When we follow our physiologic design of birth, there is health and wellness. We stray from the physiological design of birth (interventions and interruptions) and there is dis-ease and pathology resulting in trauma.
We have a physiological design for what our needs are in the postpartum....
This chat was so special as I finally got to sit down with my doula partner and birth sister, Kendra Johnson, to chat about one of the many things we feel deeply passionate about—real prenatal care.
Real prenatal care is what women do for themselves to support a healthy pregnancy. Things...
Our intuition is sacred, it is protective, and it is present within each of us. Growing your intuition in pregnancy will allow you to honor the what is true throughout the entire motherhood continuum. In this episode I delve into my thoughts on intuition and the importance of helping women return...
Since the beginning of time women have been part of the birthing process. Mothers, sisters, aunts, neighbors – WOMEN would gather and play a role in supporting a woman during this journey. Of course these roles may differ in certain regions but we know women have always supported...
The normal way the third stage unfolds
One of the most special moments as birth unfolds is that your body releases the highest amount of oxytocin when you see your baby for the first time. Oxytocin is the hormone that crosses the blood brain barrier bringing on strong labor contractions along...
Welcome to our podcast, our first episode that is. I thought there would be nothing more fitting than to share the story of where it all began. The origin and birth of Bending Willow Birth. Thank you so much for joining me today along my journey to becoming a doula and student midwife.
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When I first became a doula I had no idea what world birth would open up for me. I was under the impression birth only involved the hospital and epidurals as this is what had been etched into my mind. Little did I know I would uncover a truth that these processes that bring us into motherhood...
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