Our stories are a way to honor ourselves

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My group call earlier this week addressed the way in which other people’s birth stories affect our fear of, or peace with, our own birth – sometimes even before it happens. In the case of a pregnancy the stories affect us as we prepare, with each story going into a category of ‘that could happen to me’ or ‘that was … Read More

WHO code revision shines a light on birth trauma

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I am so excited for the world today – especially for women and their children who have yet to be born.  You see, one of the things I would love to see happen in my lifetime is to have Birthing Peace Within workshops and sessions become obsolete. NOT because I don’t love working with people, and seeing them experience peace surrounding their births … Read More

What does failure look like?

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Last month I went on several adventures – one was to a family reunion where I was able to do some reading, just hang out with family, and reconnect with several people I have not seen in years. I enjoy my family – I came by my adventuresome spirit honestly and they are a great group of people.Since I was … Read More

Pain from trauma or loss

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I read a very touching account of two births this week. A brave mom named Meg gave me permission to share her story. She blogged about the very different experiences she had during the birth of her daughter and the birth of her son. She shared the story in such a way that it was so easy to see how … Read More

Are you worthy?

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Upcoming events:  Tuesday July 8th: Coming To Peace With A Less Than Peaceful Birth callfor anyone who felt betrayed by their body or support team – no previous workshop attendance necessary.Also July 8th: Active Mindset Creator call for previous workshop attendees Dear friend , While reading a story about a person whose life experiences included abuse at the hands of a famous person I … Read More

Just Listen to Yourself!

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Upcoming events:  Tuesday July 8th: Coming To Peace With A Less Than Peaceful Birth call for anyone who felt betrayed by their body or support team – no previous workshop attendance necessary. Also July 8th: Active Mindset Creator call for previous workshop attendees Dear Fellow Active Mindset Creator, I was honored to be at the Postpartum Support International Dinner last night. If you are not … Read More

gratitude selfies

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A quick news tidbit… News: I love helping people with Active Mindset Creation (ok, so that part is not news!) AND I have a passion for pregnant and birthing mommas.Why this is important: I have been giving a session on Healing Birth Traumas at midwifery conferences for years. I love that session, and have integrated it into my Midwife Mindset workshops.I have seen time and … Read More

Coming to Peace with a Less-Than-Peaceful Birth

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Upcoming events:  Tuesday June 10th: Coming To Peace With A Less Than Peaceful Birth call Also June 10th: Active Mindset Creator call for previous workshop attendees My daughter and I just returned home from an amazing week in Atlanta with my business mentor, Christine Kane, at Uplevel Your Business Live. The women (and a few men) at that event were amazing people who are … Read More

Love your inner baby!

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I love the people I get to work with, and they teach me so much! This week a lovely person on a coaching call said the most beautiful thing. She said that she has  never really understood the work some people do with their inner child but that after our session she just felt like loving a baby photo that she … Read More

Be a friend.

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Last week’s post about discouraging babies seems to have struck a nerve in a pretty big way. If you missed it, you can still click here to read it. Maybe I shouldn’t have been too surprised since impolite and unhealthy self-talk is a recurring theme at Mindset Creator workshops. The most interesting thing about that is MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE they are treating … Read More