Category: emotional support
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Navigating the unexpected in your labor and birth
I love a good birth plan, and more especially the conversations that go into making a birth plan. For me, birth planning is not about planning every little detail and decision ahead of time, but rather talking about what matters most to you and why. Learning about the choices and scenarios that might occur so…
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Sharing the Grief
Younger men have a duty to their older brothers to stand ready when barriers grow thin and resolution weakens. To be near when tears grow easier and pain feels keener. On several occasions in my life I have sat with older men while they shared a loss that would be difficult for any of us.…
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What Do You Really Need to Prepare for a Baby?
This weekend I got to participate in Birmingham’s Babypalooza Expo, including taking part in a doula panel with a wonderful team of doulas and providing some information about why and how a person might go about hiring a doula. Making the rounds at the exhibition was exhausting, with over 800 pregnant and new parents and…
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Honoring National Cheer Up the Lonely Day
Did you know that today is National Cheer Up the Lonely Day? It’s true! And you know what else is true? Motherhood can feel LONELY. Even with that beautiful new baby cooing in your lap and maybe even starting to offer a sweet grin (or was it a gas pang?), the days of adult conversations,…