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Dads' Quick Guide to Self Care Through All Four Trimesters of Pregnancy
What, Four? Yep, Four. To quote a dad in my recent Birthing From Within class: "What, Four?" "Yep, four." Yes, dads, not only do you get...
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Birth Affirmation: Fill up your boat, stay on top of the wave
Birth affirmations not only offer your own mind something to hold on to during late pregnancy and during labor; birth affirmations give...
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Doula Diaries: Birth, body, mind and spirit October 2, 2016
Ever wonder what it's like to be a doula with a family? I'll tell ya! Welcome to my doula life! My main characters are Mike, my superhero...
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Transition in Labor: Catch the (Theta brain) Wave
We've all seen the images of the serene goddess-like woman, focused so laser-sharply on her breath and her inner process that she hardly...
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Doula Package #2: Distance Doula Care
There really is no substitute for in-person Comprehensive Doula Care, let's start right there. Comprehensive Doula Care is hands-on...
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Doula Diaries Part III: Thoughts on pain-coping
Welcome to my doula life! My main characters are Mike, my superhero of a husband and father to our three children; Jace, my 11 year old...
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Welcome Baby Sabrina!
So pleased to announce the birth of Sabrina Marie Higdon! Jessica and Ray welcomed her into their arms on 10/9/15 at 3:49a.m. weighing...
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Ty Johnson Robert- A Homebirth Story
* 8.14.14 * Ty Johnson Robert Ghali * 10#12oz * 21.5 “ That very first contraction began around 1:30am. We had a hunch tonight would be...
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Top 10 things I love about our birth community: A community resource list
**EDIT** Original post January 2014 One of the things I love about being a doula in Fort Myers is that I get to be a part of a bridge...
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Birth, A Play by Karen Brody
**EDIT** Original post June 2013 Save the Date! Saturday August 31st, 2013 at The Alliance for the Arts on McGregor in Fort Myers, FL The...
