Intuitive Health Guide

Birth is physiologic, not pathologic.

I always thought it was interesting that women & families were programmed to give birth in the same place that facilitates the sick and dying.

Pregnancy is not a disease.

Birth is not an illness.

Trust yourself enough to CLAIM your fulfilling birth experience and what’s authentic to your heart 💜 not your programming 🧠

OB’s, Midwives and Family Physicians are all licensed providers who’s number one allegiance is to their licensure.

A doula is a private professional who’s number one allegiance is to the family she is hired by.

When it relates to hospital & birth center births, there will be a certain level of advocacy needed in order to achieve your ideal outcome.

As a birth doula I support my families wishes being heard and followed through by the other birthing staff.

I use collaborative language to ensure everyone in the room feels like they are getting their needs met.

A midwife NEEDS to do her job.
A mom may NEED undisturbed silence.
A dad may NEED extra knowledge on how to best support his partner during her peaks of pain.

A doula serves the vital role of facilitating the glue to all of these puzzle pieces fitting together into one smooth birthing experience.

You have so many options when it comes to birth.

Informed decision making means knowing ALL of your options.

As a pregnancy, birth and postpartum doula I see it as my noble duty to inform my clients on every option available to them from nutritional supplements to exercise, birthing positions, natural remedies (homeopathics) and SO much more.

Pregnancy and birth can seem like an overwhelming world to navigate all on your own and you deserve the support of someone fully invested in you.

Birth under bright fluorescent lights and “sterile” gloves and bedsheets is not natural.

I experienced an unmedicated, va**nal birth in a hospital. But it was nowhere near natural.

The poking, prodding, persuasion and pushing that accompanies hospital birthing practices is not “natural”.

Coaching a woman to push before she’s completely effaced and dilated is not natural.

Shoving gloves fingers up a birthing woman’s va**na while she’s urging down a baby is not natural.

Immediately clamping and cutting the baby’s cord and obsessively cleaning him is not natural.

V@cc!n3s and other routine infant tests are not natural.

Pitocin is not natural.

Just as a beautiful wild animal such as an elephant living behind a cage being gawked at by paying visitors is not natural, so too with institutionalized birth.

For all the recovering “good girls” who need this reminder:

“No” Is a complete sentence.

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We all have one.

Maybe it’s the hairs that stand up on the back of your neck,

Or goosebumps,

Or a warmth from the inside out.

What is your visceral reaction when you hear or know something to be truth?

Maybe some of us don’t trust our intuition not because it isn’t accurate but because we aren’t dialed in enough to hear it clearly.

Discerning between the ego and intuition is a fine line for some.

Getting clear on your barometer of truth will bring you one step closer to complete understanding and trust of your God-given intuition.

I pray you use it well 🙏🏼

I use the word “manage” very loosely.

At the end of the day nobody can “manage” your pain or pleasure for you.

Your birth experience is yours to own.

A good doula is equipped with a bag full of herbs, homeopathic remedies and other natural tools to soothe the waves of intense labor contractions.

If you are someone who may need a little extra support in overcoming intense sensations and wishes to do so naturally, a birth doula is a great care provider for you 🦋

Swipe for the 9 year evolution ➡️

20 to 29 has been filled with so many painful lessons, unforgettable trips, awakenings and of course the creation of my beautiful family.

How do I know it was supposed to happen this way?

… Because it happened.

All in God’s will.

Leaning not on my own understanding or ego.

Fully trusting & surrendering to God’s timing.

And for that I’m grateful 🙏🏼

Every creature on this planet was born with instincts.

Instincts are God-given.

You don’t have to think about them.

Or study them.

They are gifted to you to in order to navigate this planet 🌎

Women & babies are not excluded in this.

Women & babies have been intertwining their instincts in the dance of birth for hundreds of thousands of years.

Women know what to do.

Babies know what to do.

I pray that we return to this remembrance 🙏🏼

I’ll repeat this until the day I die: Your doula does not replace your husband.

She supports the dad in participating FULLY in your birthing experience and reminding him exactly how vital his presence is.

The creation of life (when s***m and egg meet) is the conjoining of light and sound.

The process of birth is that light finding it’s way to walk on this planet.

Wouldn’t it only make sense for a father to be an active participant, holy advocate and recipient of his seed of light?

As a doula, I deeply support the creation of family.

I gift dads all the tools they need to feel confident in witnessing their woman give birth to their light.

Period.

Remind me again why we are treating pregnant women as if they are diseased?

Birth is a normal, natural, instinctual, physiologic function.

This is a plea to stop creating pathology out of pregnancy + birth🤰🏼🙏🏼

A good doula would never claim to take over the role of your husband.

She instead is present to ENHANCE the established support of his love.

A good doula passes on knowledge, wisdom, and comfort measures to the dad who will in turn bring all of that support to you, the mom.

And when you feel fully supported and held, only then will you be able to give your full presence to your baby - tuning into his every kick, rotation and non-verbal cues.

Dads play a crucial role in the birthing process. Who’s there to backup dad in this unknown realm?

A really good doula 😌

There is such a heavy focus on fetal heart decelerations in labor … when that is a perfectly normal physiologic function

This isn’t to say completely ignore fetal heart tones. More so, a call to look at an entire snapshot of what is happening now.

Other ways to assess fetal wellbeing in labor are:

- Mom’s well-being / attitude towards labor
- Length of labor
- Baby’s position
- When decelerations are occurring relative to contractions
- Presence or absence of meconium

And most importantly: Baby’s heart rate variability.

FHT can reach as low as 30 BPM during labor and still be considered normal if HRV is healthy. Healthy HRV is the number one indicator that baby is handling the stress of labor well.

The type of woman I serve is self-directed.

She knows exactly what she wants and is committed to doing everything in her power to achieve it.

She is intuitive.

She has strong vital force energy.

She is open and receptive to feedback.

She is always learning.

She makes powerful choices from radical self-love, not fear.

She is sovereign.

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Witnessing and holding the hands of these women through transformation of powerful, firey maiden to strong, yet softened mother …. Is a vision placed on my heart by God.

You deserve to be witnessed, held, nurtured and loved throughout your transition into motherhood and beyond.

Thank you for trusting me & inviting me into your world 🌎

It’s all yours sis.

Every centimeter

Every contraction

Every breath

This is YOUR right of passage and you have the freedom to choose which path your journey will take.

My form of meme Friday 😅

P.s If you didn’t laugh, just know I’m too tired to be funny anymore.

IYKYK

🌱 Primal Fem 🌱

🌊 F L O W S with her cycle instead of fighting against it

👁️ Trusts her intuition above all else

🤰🏼 Gestates and births on her own terms

👨‍👩‍👦 Prioritizes family without neglecting herself

🌏 Dances on the earth: the source of all creation

💦 Embraces her juiciness, flaws and beauty all the same

🥩 Nourishes her body from the inside out

🧠 Shares her wisdom to all who seek

Which is the hardest for you to eliminate? 😝

I love what I Doula 🥹💕

How dare we interrupt this process …

✨ It’s all you, boo ✨

You are sovereign.
You are powerful.
You are your own best care provider.

Am I saying NEVER hire a midwife or birth team? Absolutely not. Every woman deserves the right to choose the level of management she wants in her pregnancy and birth.

👉🏼 What I’m saying is, when you remember exactly who the f*ck you are as a woman, you’re less likely to outsource your power to ANYONE.

The “oh sh!t” responsibility it requires to take the outcome of your pregnancy and labor 100% in your hands is next level.

A level I have yet to personally achieve, since I hired a midwife for my last pregnancy and unconsciously put the outcome of my labor in her court.

What do you think?

Do you see the pros and cons of managed care?

Ps. You can trust BOTH science and intuition.

The western world has put such a heavy over-emphasis on science that the subtle whispers of intuitive truths has been drowned out.

A good friend of mine always says, “Science is the slow cousin of intuition.”

What do you think?

What the HECK is a doula?

She’s all of these things and SO much more!

A common misconception I hear from couples looking to hire a doula is, “I don’t want my husband to feel left out”

To this I say, as a doula I have no interest in replacing your partner and the vital role he will play at the birth of your child. Most of the “magic” I offer is during the prenatal and postpartum periods.

The prenatal period is a great time for a doula to truly nurture the woman she’s working with. By sharing information, listening and just BEING with her in an authentic way. Acting as an experienced guidepost to help a pregnant woman meet herself more deeply, to gain clarity on her greatest desires for birth.

I don’t catch babies. That’s the dad’s job.

I don’t act as the main anchor for a woman in her birth. The dad does.

I don’t “empower you” during your labor. You empower yourself.

I’m simply witnessing your magnificence and reminding you of your own power.

✨ Blessings ✨

So excited and passionate to be serving my community in this way.

I received the message from God a few years ago for this calling and in perfect timing I followed it.

I see the way we (as a society) treat birthing women and if we have hope for a healthier, biodynamic world, so many things get to be flipped on its head.

I stand as a pillar of light for the next generation of birthing women, to remember their own sovereign power & birth exclusively on their terms - undisturbed.

When provided the proper respect it deserves, birth has the potential to heal the earth 🌍

Thank you for being my wise elder, mentor and guide 🙏🏼

Reason #479 to co-sleep (bed share):

🍼 Prolactin (the hormone responsible for milk production) is highest at night. The nighttime feedings “put the order in” for the next day’s milk supply. So NOT dropping the middle-of-the-night feedings is crucial for a healthy and consistent supply.

😴 But you’re a tired mama, I get it. And this is the benefit of bed sharing. As your baby gets older, more mobile and self-sufficient, he very well may wake up in the middle of the night, smell for your milk and latch himself on.

😻 That means no stumbling across the room or through the halls to feed your baby at 2am. You barely have to wake up when you’re bed-sharing.

👨‍👩‍👦 It’s a win/win/win. The whole family gets more sleep. Your baby has a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a secure bond with you. Your milk supply is secured. And you get to wake up like this: 🫶🏼

Nour·ish·ment (nŭr'ish-mĕnt):

A substance used to feed or to sustain life and growth of an organism.

Real Food
Real Nature
Real Love

Is what we need to grow 🌱

I’m enjoying keeping it this simple.
I’ll invite the same for you.

💥 Your period is not a medical event, it’s meant to be pain-free 💥

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