As mothers we expect ourselves to be nurturing, patient, and kind. But what happens when the reality of motherhood sets in? It’s 11pm and I have been trying to get my son back to sleep for the last 45 minutes. His warm precious body cradled in my arms. My body…

When I was twelve months postpartum I had completely lost touch with my sexual desire. I felt touched out and tired — you know, the kind of tired that reaches deep into your bones. So much of my focus around my sexuality became about figuring how I could muster up…

At four weeks postpartum I was coming undone. I remember sitting alone in my bedroom at 2:30 in the morning, pumping while the whole house was asleep. I should have been sleeping (you know, “sleep when the baby sleeps,”) but instead tears were silently streaming down my face as I…

When someone asked me the other day what I’ve learned about motherhood, my immediate answer was “It’s really fucking hard.” The work of motherhood has stretched me in every way possible. It has made me stronger, more capable, and let’s be honest, more exhausted than ever before. I feel like…

“If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use it.” ~ John H. Kennell, MD Throughout history women have always supported and nurtured other women during birth. The word doula means “woman who serves” in ancient Greek, and that is exactly what doulas do. A doula…