The Difference Havening Touch Makes
Years ago, long before I trained to become a Havening Practitioner, I had a client whose labor I KNOW would have been hours shorter if...
Pardon My Sweaty Palms!
One of my absolute favorite things about teaching Comforting Touch for Doulas is the way it spontaneously becomes an opportunity for...
Tell Your Birth Story
I was in a session with an acupuncture client the other day who I worked with throughout her pregnancy and into postpartum, now healing...
Marie Kondo Your Doula Practice
As a trainer and mentor to other doulas I have found that the human propensity toward "notgoodenough-ism" and comparison is alive and...
Closing of the Bones Wisdom
During a recent ‘Closing of the Bones’ session something came up with my client that I thought would be worth sharing here, because the...
The truth about confidence is...
Do you know Dr Becky at Good Inside? I am obsessed! I was just listening to her parenting podcast and at one point she started talking...
It all goes back to birth.
The latest foster update is that we’ve been matched with a close to 12 year old boy who feels like a perfect fit for our family. We feel...
More than just pain relief.
One of the general benefits of counter-pressure techniques like the classic hip squeeze, is pain reduction, based on the gate control...
What to do(ula) during pushing?
What kind of comforting touch do you do(ula) during pushing? This question comes up during almost every comforting touch for doulas...
Calling out "Professional Palms"
I'm wrapping up this recent Comforting Touch for Doulas tour with a bunch of aha's and key takeaways. I want to share one that currently...
