Deepen your practice and become even more inspired to make a difference in your community with MORE WISE. Click HERE for 2019 Schedule Available Topics: Advanced Comfort Measures – 8 hours Ramp up your comfort skills in this three part class. We will cover: Rebozo-type and Positional Support with a WISE perspective on use Water Birth […]

By popular demand, I’ll be doing some more posts and videos on the postpartum period, primarily with my sister, Jen Reddish, Jen is a therapist who focuses on mental well-being in the perinatal period. Our last video, Postpartum Rage, was a huge hit, and several of my clients messaged me saying, “Your sister is amazing! […]

Like birth, the unexpected or planned end of a pregnancy can greatly benefit from in-person comfort and reassurance during the process. Many people after having a miscarriage or abortion will say afterwards “I wish I had someone with me!”. Without support, clients having a medication abortion or miscarriage at home can often feel concerned about […]

There are so many posts in my mind left unwritten. My detailed birth story for one, more on postpartum life and falling in love with my new baby. But life is moving faster than I can write about while soaking up every minute with my sweet new baby, now almost 5 months old! Kaedra just […]

Mentorship is one of the best ways to grow your knowledge, skills, and effectiveness as a birth worker and is traditionally how birth attendants trained.  I know first hand that having a mentor can exponentially increase your confidence and how quickly you expand your wisdom, insight, and ability to contribute to your clients. Your doula […]

I had my final round of chemotherapy today and I have to say I am overjoyed to know I will never have to see this red medicine (the doxorubicin part of the doxorubin/cyclophosphamide treatment I was on) being pumped through my veins ever again. This is partially because after 6 rounds, I’ve reached my lifetime […]

Childbirth: Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, Sarah Buckley Childbirth Without Fear, Grantley Dick Read The Thinking Woman’s Guide To A Better Birth, Henci Goer Rediscovering Birth, Sheila Kitzinger Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth Breastfeeding: Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Newborn and Parenting The Baby Book, Dr. William Sears The Newborn […]

Guest post from a student who took my Miscarriage & Abortion workshop: Last Friday, a friend texted me asking if she could chat about something. She said she was on her way to a clinic. My daughter was at my mum’s for the day leaving me totally available so I offered to meet her at […]

If there is one phrase I’d like to get rid of in birth, it’s “have to”. There are no “have tos” in birth, there are only medical recommendations and a birthing woman’s informed choice. There is no such thing as “My baby is breech so I have to have a hospital birth.” There is no […]

I had SO MUCH fun in this chat with Free Birth Society founder Emilee Saldaya recently. We shared what we believe should be common knowledge about the fertile cycle and signs of the various stages of fertility and infertility during the menstrual cycle. We also dug a bit into our exasperation with how uncommon this […]

Birth story as written by a Birth Takes a Village Client, and Wise Woman Way of Birth Doula herself! I look over the records. That bottom section for Comments – ‘if not normal’. And under it, in Midwife’s script, “Unattended Home Birth.” Diary Entry: Thought I was in labour on Saturday – then again on […]

While doulas have been growing in popularity for their work related to childbirth and the early postpartum period, their value in all areas of reproductive health is just beginning to percolate in the public eye. Traditionally, the people who attended the births in their communities provided support during ALL areas of reproductive health. Preconception, fertility, […]

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The experience of birthing your baby is a profound one, and having high quality photographs to look back on and remember how strong you were, how supported you were, and the moments of meeting your new human for the very first time can help preserve these life-changing memories and emotions. Image Copyright: Talia Kleinplatz Documenting […]