• A pill is not going to eliminate depression and anxiety from our lives - not pharmaceutical pills, not herbal pills. At this juncture in my life, I feel confident to state that: What gets labeled as "perinatal mood disorders" is simply another way that the medical industrial complex pathologizes women, and especially Mothers. Gaslighting (by definition) is a form of psychological abuse where a person or group makes someone question their sanity, or perception of reality. People who experience gaslighting often feel confused, anxious, and unable to trust themselves. THIS is what is happening for modern day Mothers: Mothers are questioning their own sanity, their own perception of reality - wondering "what is wrong with them" for feeling anxious or depressed or rageful or overwhelmed. When the fact is: The entire FABRIC of the world we are living in - DOES NOT SUPPORT LIFE. So, as a Mother, as a creator, birther and caregiver of LIFE, to live within a system that does not support LIFE - of course we are going to feel depressed or anxious or the like. Thousands of years of internalized oppression has women and Mothers questioning their own sanity / their own capacity. And the medical industrial complex and those who serve it jump at the opportunity to "help women / help Mothers." However 'helping Mothers' to them - means helping them to 'fit into this system' that itself is denigrating to Life. Mothers don't need to be 'helped' with diagnosis's nor pills. Mothers need to be helped with community support - so that they can rest after giving birth. Mothers need to be fed food to assist their body from gestation to lactation. Mothers need bodywork to support their postpartum body to optimally heal. Mothers need the loving presence of emotionally mature adults, who can accurately see them and accurately reflect back to them who they are. Registartion closes TONIGHT for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training of 2021. If you know in your bones there is another way for Maternal health, for humanity's health, rooted in Nature's Laws, not man-made laws, this training is for you. Link in profile to register.
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    A pill is not going to eliminate depression and anxiety from our lives - not pharmaceutical pills, not herbal pills. At this juncture in my life, I feel confident to state that: What gets labeled as "perinatal mood disorders" is simply another way that the medical industrial complex pathologizes women, and especially Mothers. Gaslighting (by definition) is a form of psychological abuse where a person or group makes someone question their sanity, or perception of reality. People who experience gaslighting often feel confused, anxious, and unable to trust themselves. THIS is what is happening for modern day Mothers: Mothers are questioning their own sanity, their own perception of reality - wondering "what is wrong with them" for feeling anxious or depressed or rageful or overwhelmed. When the fact is: The entire FABRIC of the world we are living in - DOES NOT SUPPORT LIFE. So, as a Mother, as a creator, birther and caregiver of LIFE, to live within a system that does not support LIFE - of course we are going to feel depressed or anxious or the like. Thousands of years of internalized oppression has women and Mothers questioning their own sanity / their own capacity. And the medical industrial complex and those who serve it jump at the opportunity to "help women / help Mothers." However 'helping Mothers' to them - means helping them to 'fit into this system' that itself is denigrating to Life. Mothers don't need to be 'helped' with diagnosis's nor pills. Mothers need to be helped with community support - so that they can rest after giving birth. Mothers need to be fed food to assist their body from gestation to lactation. Mothers need bodywork to support their postpartum body to optimally heal. Mothers need the loving presence of emotionally mature adults, who can accurately see them and accurately reflect back to them who they are. Registartion closes TONIGHT for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training of 2021. If you know in your bones there is another way for Maternal health, for humanity's health, rooted in Nature's Laws, not man-made laws, this training is for you. Link in profile to register.
  • If you want to know the health of a people - look at the health of the Mothers. Do the Mothers' feel depleted or energized? Do they look radiant or do they look exhausted? How is the DENTAL HEALTH of the Mothers? Not just the Mothers who are 22 - who have recently given birth. But what about the Mothers who are in their 40s and 50s? How is their dental health? THEIR dental health will tell you not only about THEIR nutritional intake when they were pregnant - but also about THEIR OWN Mother's nutritional intake when they were in HER womb. Do the people / does the community come together to assure certain, special foods for the Mother and Father during preconception? And for the Mother during pregnancy and postpartum? Foods that are rich in minerals and fat soluble vitamins - needed to support optimal skeletal development of the babies in the womb and on the breast? Do the Mothers' feel celebrated and honored? Has the community come together to mark the rites of passage of this woman into Motherhood - whether for the first time or the fifth time? If you want to know the health of a people - look at the health of the Mothers. If the Mothers are centered and taken care of: Mentally, Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually - you can be damn sure that these people, this community, understands the principles of thriving Life. And conversely - a people, a community that does not center the health and well-being of MOTHERS, is auto-destructive and contributes to ill-health on Earth. The health of babies and children is contingent upon the health of the Mothers. If you want to know the health of a people - look at the health of the Mothers. Mothers are the barometers of humanity. Registration closes TOMORROW, March 7th for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training of 2021. Link in profile to join a global community - dedicated to thriving life, through the pathway of maternal health. #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare #mothers #maternalhealth #maternalmentalhealth #postpartum #physiologicpostpartumcare
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    If you want to know the health of a people - look at the health of the Mothers. Do the Mothers' feel depleted or energized? Do they look radiant or do they look exhausted? How is the DENTAL HEALTH of the Mothers? Not just the Mothers who are 22 - who have recently given birth. But what about the Mothers who are in their 40s and 50s? How is their dental health? THEIR dental health will tell you not only about THEIR nutritional intake when they were pregnant - but also about THEIR OWN Mother's nutritional intake when they were in HER womb. Do the people / does the community come together to assure certain, special foods for the Mother and Father during preconception? And for the Mother during pregnancy and postpartum? Foods that are rich in minerals and fat soluble vitamins - needed to support optimal skeletal development of the babies in the womb and on the breast? Do the Mothers' feel celebrated and honored? Has the community come together to mark the rites of passage of this woman into Motherhood - whether for the first time or the fifth time? If you want to know the health of a people - look at the health of the Mothers. If the Mothers are centered and taken care of: Mentally, Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually - you can be damn sure that these people, this community, understands the principles of thriving Life. And conversely - a people, a community that does not center the health and well-being of MOTHERS, is auto-destructive and contributes to ill-health on Earth. The health of babies and children is contingent upon the health of the Mothers. If you want to know the health of a people - look at the health of the Mothers. Mothers are the barometers of humanity. Registration closes TOMORROW, March 7th for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training of 2021. Link in profile to join a global community - dedicated to thriving life, through the pathway of maternal health. #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare #mothers #maternalhealth #maternalmentalhealth #postpartum #physiologicpostpartumcare
  • Cross-culturally, midwives (what we may now refer to as ‘birthkeepers’) have been under tactical attacks for a very long time – in attempt to destroy the wisdom, knowledge and understanding that supports and exalts LIFE. These external attacks against midwives are no longer needed. The internalized oppression of birthkeepers is so strong – that the midwifery community now attacks itself / destroys itself from the inside out. This can be seen through the policing and ‘call out’ culture of the birth community, especially within the United States. Women’s bodies are the same – no matter what land our ancestors belong to. Therefore the CARE that women need is the SAME – no matter what land our ancestors belong to. No person has the authority to decide who is ‘allowed’ to offer care to another human being – or not.   Each care provider, in integrity and connection with their SELF, decides what care is appropriate – based upon the needs of the Mother they are serving. THIS is the formula for authentic caregiving; this is the root of traditional midwifery.   May we step out of the collective narratives that enslave us. May we connect with our core Truths that liberate us. And may we show up in our work and in our lives in alignment with Nature’s laws. Excerpted from full blog article: Closing of the Bones - a Cross Cultural Postpartum Tradition. Linked in profile. Registration closes SUNDAY for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training of 2021. Link only profile to join us!!! #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare
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    Cross-culturally, midwives (what we may now refer to as ‘birthkeepers’) have been under tactical attacks for a very long time – in attempt to destroy the wisdom, knowledge and understanding that supports and exalts LIFE. These external attacks against midwives are no longer needed. The internalized oppression of birthkeepers is so strong – that the midwifery community now attacks itself / destroys itself from the inside out. This can be seen through the policing and ‘call out’ culture of the birth community, especially within the United States. Women’s bodies are the same – no matter what land our ancestors belong to. Therefore the CARE that women need is the SAME – no matter what land our ancestors belong to. No person has the authority to decide who is ‘allowed’ to offer care to another human being – or not.   Each care provider, in integrity and connection with their SELF, decides what care is appropriate – based upon the needs of the Mother they are serving. THIS is the formula for authentic caregiving; this is the root of traditional midwifery.   May we step out of the collective narratives that enslave us. May we connect with our core Truths that liberate us. And may we show up in our work and in our lives in alignment with Nature’s laws. Excerpted from full blog article: Closing of the Bones - a Cross Cultural Postpartum Tradition. Linked in profile. Registration closes SUNDAY for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training of 2021. Link only profile to join us!!! #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare
  • No matter where on Earth we live, no matter where our ancestors come from - the requirements for thriving maternal health is the same. My adopted Dad taught me that a 'tradition' is anything that has been practiced by a people for 100 years or more. There are many traditions that exist now that I consider to be 'distorted traditions;' traditions that were created through the colonization of humanity. And while these traditions indeed have been practiced for 100 years or more - they offer a distorted, twisted version of Truth. And there are humanity's original traditions, our innate traditions - that pre-date by thousands of years - colonization. What creates these 'original traditions?' The Earth does. The Sun does. The Air does. The Water does. The Stars do. The Creator does. Why are traditions from place to place across the Earth different? Because the LAND is different place to place across the Earth. "Indigenous" means "Of a place." The place where we live informs us of how to live in right relationship with Life - IF we listen. Birth and postpartum traditions come from our innate traditions; our physiologic design. If this resonates with you - I invite you to read more in the most recent blog article I wrote: Closing of the Bones - A Cross-Cultural Postpartum Tradition. Linked in profile. If this resonates with you, and you want to participate in part of humanity's great re-membrance, I invite you to register for INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training. A 9-month training where we re-member the innate design of postpartum women, through holistically understanding postpartum physiology and psychology. Linked in profile. #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare #traditionalmedicine #physiologicpostpartumcare #traditionalpostpartumcare
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    No matter where on Earth we live, no matter where our ancestors come from - the requirements for thriving maternal health is the same. My adopted Dad taught me that a 'tradition' is anything that has been practiced by a people for 100 years or more. There are many traditions that exist now that I consider to be 'distorted traditions;' traditions that were created through the colonization of humanity. And while these traditions indeed have been practiced for 100 years or more - they offer a distorted, twisted version of Truth. And there are humanity's original traditions, our innate traditions - that pre-date by thousands of years - colonization. What creates these 'original traditions?' The Earth does. The Sun does. The Air does. The Water does. The Stars do. The Creator does. Why are traditions from place to place across the Earth different? Because the LAND is different place to place across the Earth. "Indigenous" means "Of a place." The place where we live informs us of how to live in right relationship with Life - IF we listen. Birth and postpartum traditions come from our innate traditions; our physiologic design. If this resonates with you - I invite you to read more in the most recent blog article I wrote: Closing of the Bones - A Cross-Cultural Postpartum Tradition. Linked in profile. If this resonates with you, and you want to participate in part of humanity's great re-membrance, I invite you to register for INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training. A 9-month training where we re-member the innate design of postpartum women, through holistically understanding postpartum physiology and psychology. Linked in profile. #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare #traditionalmedicine #physiologicpostpartumcare #traditionalpostpartumcare
  • During pregnancy and birth - our physical bodies and our energy fields expand more than they ever will - to grow and bring forth human life. Therefore, most traditional postpartum care practices help to CLOSE women up, and ‘reincorporate,’ meaning: come back into our bodies after birth. SOME of this this physical expansion of pregnancy can be understood through the physiologic processes of: -Increased Relaxin -Blood volume expansion -Diastasis Recti -The pelvis OPENS during birth – to allow for the passage of the baby. SOME of The energetic / psychologic / spiritual expansions that happen through pregnancy and birth range from: -Memories of past physical or sexual abuse rising to the surface for the first time -Reckoning with our own early childhood experiences and how we were parented -Stepping into new roles and responsibilities in our families, communities, world -Knowing ourselves and our capacities in ways that we never had prior Pregnancy and birth require us to open and expand. Postpartum requires that we close our physical bodies back up, that we re-define our personal boundaries, and that we reconnect with ourselves as newly born Mothers. The cross-cultural practice of Closing of the Bones, is one way that this is facilitated. An excerpt from a recent blog article I wrote. The complete blog article is linked in my profile! Registration is OPEN through Sunday, March 6th for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training I will be teaching in 2021. Link to register in profile! This training is for all of those committed to thriving life on Earth - through the pathway of Maternal health. #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare Photo of Mother and INNATE student @annika_wildrose during her postpartum period. Captured by her partner @el.suchi ❤️🙏🏽
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    During pregnancy and birth - our physical bodies and our energy fields expand more than they ever will - to grow and bring forth human life. Therefore, most traditional postpartum care practices help to CLOSE women up, and ‘reincorporate,’ meaning: come back into our bodies after birth. SOME of this this physical expansion of pregnancy can be understood through the physiologic processes of: -Increased Relaxin -Blood volume expansion -Diastasis Recti -The pelvis OPENS during birth – to allow for the passage of the baby. SOME of The energetic / psychologic / spiritual expansions that happen through pregnancy and birth range from: -Memories of past physical or sexual abuse rising to the surface for the first time -Reckoning with our own early childhood experiences and how we were parented -Stepping into new roles and responsibilities in our families, communities, world -Knowing ourselves and our capacities in ways that we never had prior Pregnancy and birth require us to open and expand. Postpartum requires that we close our physical bodies back up, that we re-define our personal boundaries, and that we reconnect with ourselves as newly born Mothers. The cross-cultural practice of Closing of the Bones, is one way that this is facilitated. An excerpt from a recent blog article I wrote. The complete blog article is linked in my profile! Registration is OPEN through Sunday, March 6th for the only INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training I will be teaching in 2021. Link to register in profile! This training is for all of those committed to thriving life on Earth - through the pathway of Maternal health. #innatetraditions #innatepostpartumcare Photo of Mother and INNATE student @annika_wildrose during her postpartum period. Captured by her partner @el.suchi ❤️🙏🏽