Born Again
Looking back, I can recognize pivotal times of transition throughout my life when I moved from a lower to a higher plane. Sometimes the process was relatively painless, but other times it was steep and...
View ArticleTowers of Strength: a Call for Stories
I'm writing a new book! Towers of Strength: Stories of Triumph over Darkness will be a collection of thoughts and stories about mental illness from the perspective of Latter-day Saints. please spread...
View ArticleLaboring Through
All of the talk was beautiful, but do you know what my absolute favorite part was? My favorite phrase Elder Holland uttered today was this: "laboring through the battered landscape of his despair." As...
View ArticleHow a Prisoner of War Story Helped Me Prepare for Birth
I want to thank my friend Natalie for this beautiful post. We became friends because of our mutual love for birth but beyond that Natalie really is a beautiful person inside and out. –Robyn I am...
View ArticleConceiving Courage
It has now been almost a year since I stared at that surprisingly positive pregnancy test.
View ArticleCelebrating Life on Mother’s Day
I am so glad your mother gave you the gift of life. I am so glad you exist. And every day that you choose to keep going is a gift to humanity and yourself.
View ArticleTheir Hearts Were Changed
“Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?” Alma 5:14 Life as a doula. Every birth changes me in some way. I always learn. Often the lessons are unexpected. A little over three years ago,...
View ArticleThe Weight of My Decision, Caused Me to Doubt )Sacred Space for Birth, Part 1)
Cherise is an Arizona Mother, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Crafter, and Creator of the marvelous "Big Baby Project" (a website full of empowering vaginal births of babies 9 lbs and over). I...
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