Mindful Family Wellness

Bringing a baby into the world is one of the most incredible things your body will ever do. During pregnancy, your body grows an entirely new organ—the placenta—to nourish and protect your baby. Then, almost overnight after birth, your body begins another extraordinary task: healing. While much of the attention during pregnancy is focused on preparing for labor, the weeks after birth often receive far less planning. Yet the postpartum period—sometimes called the Fourth Trime

Isobel was born on Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 at 5:35 in the morning, just five and a half hours after my labor began.

You might have noticed on my Doula page that I am a Full Spectrum Integrative Doula. What does this mean? As an Integrative Full Spectrum Do

It is normal to have questions when you are wondering if processing your placenta into capsules after birth, is right for you during your po

Many people, in the birth world, have their own opinion about placentas and if it is beneficial for a new parent to consume their placenta i