I have had an idea for an exciting project that has been kicking around in my brain and heart for several years. If you know me in the physical world, you have probably even heard me talk about it. (Too much??) Today, I had a delightful postpartum visit with a client and our conversation came around to the power that resides within birth stories, and once again this project sparked.
What project, you ask?
A little backstory first. About a year ago, I found myself in a sauna with a bunch of friends and acquaintances, most of whom were parents-- several of whom were birthworkers. I find myself in this sauna as often as I can get myself invited, but on this particular day, a friend of the sauna's owner who I did not know arrived a little late and after being introduced and welcomed, announced her new and desired pregnancy. What happened next was pure magic. Friends, mothers, and birth workers celebrated her news, answered her questions and filled her up with pregnancy and birth wisdom. She walked away feeling confident, and excited to face this next challenge of her life fearlessly.
A few of the people in the sauna that night felt the power of what had happened, (including the newly pregnant person herself.) Everyone who shared that night had a different story to tell; we did not promise her an easy passage. But, we all stood on the other side of birth triumphant and full of meaningful communiques from our own journey. We have asked ourselves again and again how we can make the magic happen again. For every person who is planning a birth. Could it be a book? Could it be a video? Could it happen under less intimate circumstances? Could it even happen if we planned it?
I have finally decided to SLOWLY try to find out if the magic of this night in the sauna can be captured and shared. I have lots of helpers in this work and I am open to lots more help.
In phase one, I will begin to seek out a group who are willing to share their birth stories. If you have already written yours, you are ahead of the game! If you have not, please get in touch and let me and my team will support you in creating a version of your birth story that will bring forth the wisdom that your unique birth offers. I am confident enough in the wisdom of birth to know that every birth has a lesson to offer. Do you feel called to share your story? Get in touch and let's make some magic.
What project, you ask?
A little backstory first. About a year ago, I found myself in a sauna with a bunch of friends and acquaintances, most of whom were parents-- several of whom were birthworkers. I find myself in this sauna as often as I can get myself invited, but on this particular day, a friend of the sauna's owner who I did not know arrived a little late and after being introduced and welcomed, announced her new and desired pregnancy. What happened next was pure magic. Friends, mothers, and birth workers celebrated her news, answered her questions and filled her up with pregnancy and birth wisdom. She walked away feeling confident, and excited to face this next challenge of her life fearlessly.
A few of the people in the sauna that night felt the power of what had happened, (including the newly pregnant person herself.) Everyone who shared that night had a different story to tell; we did not promise her an easy passage. But, we all stood on the other side of birth triumphant and full of meaningful communiques from our own journey. We have asked ourselves again and again how we can make the magic happen again. For every person who is planning a birth. Could it be a book? Could it be a video? Could it happen under less intimate circumstances? Could it even happen if we planned it?
I have finally decided to SLOWLY try to find out if the magic of this night in the sauna can be captured and shared. I have lots of helpers in this work and I am open to lots more help.
In phase one, I will begin to seek out a group who are willing to share their birth stories. If you have already written yours, you are ahead of the game! If you have not, please get in touch and let me and my team will support you in creating a version of your birth story that will bring forth the wisdom that your unique birth offers. I am confident enough in the wisdom of birth to know that every birth has a lesson to offer. Do you feel called to share your story? Get in touch and let's make some magic.