Today is “What You Think Upon Grows” Day (not sure who made that up, but it’s a good theme to go with!), and it got me thinking about working with women during pregnancy and birth. Early on in my work as a doula, I began to encourage my clients to focus on what they wanted for their births. If they were fixated on what they didn’t want, I’d have them turn it around. What DID they want?

Do your days run you? Do you feel like you spend a lot of your time reacting to what’s going on around you right now than deliberately planning your day? Are you ready to slow down and take control of your schedule? Are you ready to do more meaningful activities and live more consciously?

In Parts 2 and 3, we explored the spiritual and emotional aspects of the Inner Work of building your birth business. In this final article, I’ll talk about the Outer Work of growing your practice. The Mental Aspect of Business Once you have done some of the Inner Work of building your business, you are [...]

For the past three years, June has traditionally been all-star baseball month for my son. Following the spring baseball season, Little League teams from around the city compete for the District Championship. For the past three years, my son’s team has won the championship, due in part to my son’s role on the pitcher’s mound [...]