Tag: Feminism
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Celebrating ‘Motherhood’ – in all it’s forms.
To all the women waiting to become mothers; the women waiting for ovulation, waiting for a positive test result, waiting for an embryo to implant, waiting for the next round of IVF….I see you. Happy Mother’s Day. May today your mother heart be strong and patient. May you…
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946 Days
One of the longest, most rewarding, and most fulfilling jobs I have ever had. Yes : I said “jobs” – because whilst it was wonderful and tender and wrought with hormones and body doubt and body gratitude and self doubt and self care and self neglect and ideological ambition and realistic set backs and unwaivering…
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Call me a Chameleon!
I realised through my own personal experience the true value of having birth support who can comfortably switch birth settings, who can effortlessly adjust to the mood and atmosphere as birth unfolds and everything shifts dynamically. For me the ability to be a chameleon seems intrinsic to the nature of a birth keeper…to be a…
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My Very First Brelfie (in honour of World Breastfeeding Week 2016)
I’m often torn between sharing my personal stories or not – torn from a professional perspective and torn from a personal perspective. From a professional perspective as doulas we are taught that in the name of providing non judgemental and unconditional support we must be cautious when sharing personal stories so as to keep things…
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Are we unwittingly perpetuating fear of C-sections; and contributing to birth trauma outcomes by doing so???
You’ve all read the headlines, the sensationalist introduction to link to new studies on the latest medical research, the byline underneath the headline: “Moms beware! C-section may harm your baby’s ‘concentration’ “ “Mother’s agony as anaesthetic wore off during C-section” “Are women losing ability to give birth naturally? They’re relying too much on C-sections and…
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3 Things….
Two days ago I downloaded the series of podcasts from one of my top five most inspiring sheroes/heroines Elizabeth Gilbert who I was so privileged and inspired to meet in November 2013 at High Tea at the De Hortus Botanicus here in Amsterdam as a celebration and promotion of the release of her then latest…
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Ina May Gaskin comes to Amsterdam – and YOU are invited!!!
Maybe you have heard the rumours??? Often described as “The Mother of Authentic Midwifery”, “America’s Most Loved Midwife” and notorious for her practice’s exemplary results and low intervention rates, Ina May Gaskin has gained international notoriety for promoting natural birth: and it is true – she is coming to Amsterdam!!!! Maybe you thought, “Tickets will…
Ilena - doula, matrescence coach, course leader 