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September 2013

September 05, 2013

August link round-up: home birth, cesarean birth, body image after birth and more…

In August we read articles about home birth, cesarean birth, body image, raising Pagan children,...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Rituals for a 5-Year-Old

Niki Whiting describes how she and her husband planned a ritual to celebrate their 5-year-old's...

August 19, 2013

Birth Warrior?

I was surprised to find myself connect with the birth warrior metaphor in labor. Shortly...

August 05, 2013

Birth as a Spiritual Experience (Thesis Project)

I'm working on a thesis project and I have some questions for readers! What are...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

A Mother’s Nest

I am planning a mother blessing ceremony for a good friend in September and we...

July 17, 2013

A gallery of birth altars

A gallery of beautiful, inspiring, individually intimate birth altar photos.

July 13, 2013

Book Highlights: Birth, Breath, & Death

I just finished reading a lovely little book by Amy Wright Glenn. Lyrical, gentle, contemplative,...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Paganism, pregnancy, & parenting link round-up

Link round-up at Pagan Families & around the web: last days of coupon code, conception,...

June 06, 2013

Book birthday party: of life and labyrinths

It took me a little while, but I eventually discovered that a labyrinth is a...

June 04, 2013

Book birthday party — Day 2: An excerpt

Today I want to gift you with a book excerpt about birth stories. The words...

June 03, 2013

Book birthday party kick-off

This week: "Birth on the Labyrinth Path" excerpts, book and jewelry giveaways, and lots of...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Thunder

Do you see the body as sacred? How do we manifest the power to create...

May 20, 2013

Threshold Moments

I think one of the powerful lessons of birth is about one’s own immense *capacity.*...

May 12, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother's Day to mothers around the world!

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Cesarean awareness month

April has been Cesarean Awareness Month. Why is there an awareness campaign for a common...

April 12, 2013

Birth Story: Alaina

This is the unassisted homebirth story of Molly's fourth child. This baby, her first daughter,...

April 02, 2013

How to support someone who’s having a miscarriage

Among the most important things support people can do is to not make assumptions about...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Celebrating Doulas

Doulas often do very practical tasks, like bringing you water to drink, but doula work...

March 25, 2013

Creating a Birth Altar, Part 2 (Unexpected Wisdom)

Words have always been a powerful source of inspiration to me. I received birth wisdom...

March 18, 2013

Creating a Birth Altar, Part 1

Inspired by birth altars created by artist Amy Swagman, I decided to make a special...

March 15, 2013

Placenta Magic

"I love the placenta as a literal metaphor for communication and communion, for reclaiming birth,...

March 13, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Inhale

What happens when we slow down, when we breathe deep, when we pause in silence?

March 09, 2013

The magic of making a life

A brief reflection on the holiness and magic of creating a new human.

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Goddess

In what ways is Goddess a womb, a cauldron, or a mother? In what ways...

February 20, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Of the Earth

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

February 13, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Blood

Meditations on blood, menstruation, and childbirth.

February 11, 2013

January link round-up

This is a doozy of a monthly round-up.

February 10, 2013

Introverted Mama

I'm amazed at the connections I uncovered once I starting thinking about how my introverted...

February 04, 2013

Birth centers

A new study out last week provides evidence for the safety of midwifery care in...

February 02, 2013

I keep vigil…

I keep vigil for the woman who cries in the night I keep vigil for...