
Pregnant Doula Top 10 Must Haves: Part One
Being pregnant (as a doula) has thus far been a completely different experience than it was for me six years ago (as a teacher). I'll often be sitting in bed thinking, wondering or complaining to myself and my answers this time around are SO different! As I find myself a little over half way though this journey, I've realized there are some things I just can't live without. A few of these items were favorites during my pregnancy in 2010 but most come from me taking my own dou

Throwing Down My Rope
A little over a month ago I attended the first ever Warrior Mom Conference hosted by Postpartum Progress. And I'm finally ready to write about it. Let me just say that the act of packing my things and preparing to travel to Boston, (where I would be sharing a room with three total strangers for the weekend!) was no small task. Once again I focussed on those small, concrete tasks and ended up on the train into the city. On my walk from the train to the hotel, my eyes were dart

Warrior Mom Conference 2015
This weekend I will be attending the first ever Warrior Mom Conference hosted by Postpartum Progress. I am both exhillarated and terrified about what these two days will bring. Katherine Stone has created an unparalleled community of support that is bringing awareness and education to postpartum mood disorders (depression, anxiety, psychosis). It was this exact community that helped me to recognize what postpartum anxiety looked like (me!) as I struggled with it after the bir