// musings
on choosing life.
become a mother introduced me to the purest love i’ve ever known. it’s a holy love, continuously unfolding me into what it means to be a woman, teaching me how to choose life and show up for life with all of myself.
The Holistic Stages of Labor by Whapio Diane Bartlett
With the wisdom of 35 years of sitting at the feet of women as they journey through the labyrinth of birth, Whapio wrote this poetic article on what she’s learned to be true of that journey into an altered state through the holistic stages of labor.
Grief. It’s meant to be shared.
when you bring grief into a safe container, you unfold into a deeper trust with yourself and your community. grief isn’t meant to be ‘dealt with’ alone in the dark… it’s meant to be shared.