Missed Miscarriage: What It Is, What to Expect, and Gentle Support If You’re Going Through It
If you’re here because you were just told you have a missed miscarriage, I want to start by saying this: I am so sorry. This can feel confusing, shocking, and deeply disorienting, especially when your body still feels pregnant.
Let’s walk through this gently.
Why Supporting Mothers Is a Women’s Rights Issue
Every March, during Women’s History Month, we celebrate progress. We celebrate voting rights, workplace equity, leadership, and education. We recognize the women who pushed boundaries so that future generations could live with more freedom and opportunity.
But there is one area that still does not receive the attention it deserves: maternal health.
Supporting mothers during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is not just about comfort or preference. It is about safety, dignity, and rights. And when we look at the data, it becomes clear that maternal health is deeply connected to women’s equity.
Obstetric Racism and Pain Bias in Labor
Learn about the history of obstetric racism, its affects on Black maternal health, and how to combat it.
Facing Fear, Finding Support: Pregnancy, Birth & ICE in 2026
A compassionate guide to how recent ICE enforcement events are affecting families, pregnancy, and birth with practical preparation, rights info, and trusted resources to help you plan care with confidence.
The Wisdom of Winter: A Slower, More Trusting Way to Think About Birth
In a productivity-obsessed world, winter reminds us that birth isn’t meant to be rushed. Learn how slowing down, trusting cycles, and honoring rest can transform how we prepare for labor and postpartum.
Pregnancy and Birth After Birth Trauma or a Disappointing Birth
Pregnant after a disappointing or traumatic birth? Learn what’s normal to feel, how to cope, and how support like a doula can help you navigate pregnancy and birth after trauma with confidence and care.
Birthing in a High-Intervention Hospital System
Preparing to give birth in a high-intervention hospital? Here’s how to stay informed, confident, and in control. From understanding common interventions to protecting your autonomy and creating a birth experience that still feels empowering.
Sharing the Emotional Labor of Parenthood
New parenthood comes with invisible emotional labor many don’t expect. Learn what it is, why it feels so heavy, and how to share the load with your partner.
Let’s Talk About Rage: The Postpartum Emotion Nobody Warns You About
Postpartum rage is real, common, and often misunderstood. Learn why it happens, what it means, and how to support yourself through it—without shame.
Responsive Parenting: What It Is and Why It Matters
Learn what responsive parenting really means, how it differs from other parenting styles, and why it’s backed by science. Discover the lifelong benefits for children and families and simple ways to start practicing them every day.
Why Doula Support Matters in the Hospital Setting
Discover how having a doula during pregnancy and birth, especially in hospital settings, leads to shorter labors, fewer interventions, and a more empowering birth experience.
What No One Tells You About the Fourth Trimester
Discover what no one tells you about the fourth trimester— postpartum recovery, nourishment, and emotional healing made simple.
Carrying Grief Into the Holidays and Milestones
Grief doesn’t have a timeline. Here are six ways to cope with the grief of pregnancy and infant loss throughout the holidays and milestones.
What to Expect in the NICU: A Gentle Guide for New Parents
Navigating the NICU can feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone. This guide for new parents explains what to expect, how to bond with your baby, and where to find support during your NICU journey.
How Mindfulness Prepares You for Labor and Empowers Your Birth
Explore mindfulness techniques for pregnancy that reduce stress, encourage body awareness, and prepare you for a positive birth.
Why You Weren’t Meant to Do Motherhood Alone
For generations, mothers were never expected to raise their babies alone. Villages, extended families, and communities surrounded new parents with helping hands, listening ears, and wisdom passed down through stories.
But today? Many moms find themselves navigating pregnancy and postpartum without that same circle of support. The late-night feedings, the endless questions, the flood of emotions — it can all feel overwhelming when you’re doing it in isolation.
And here’s the truth: you weren’t meant to do this by yourself.
The Power of Skin-to-Skin: A Simple Practice with Big Benefits
From the moment a baby is born, they are biologically wired to connect. One of the most powerful and immediate ways to support this connection is through skin-to-skin contact, sometimes called "kangaroo care." It’s a simple practice: placing an undressed baby on a bare chest. But its impact on both baby and parent can be profound, offering emotional, physical, and long-term health benefits.
No matter the type of birth you’re planning, skin-to-skin can be an incredible part of your early bonding experience. Let’s explore why.
Know Your Rights: Prenatal Care, Labor & Hospital Stays
You have legal rights during pregnancy, labor and hospital stays! Part of advocating for yourself is knowing what those rights are and how to ensure they’re being followed. This blog post teaches you 7 rights you have.
Hot Postpartum Mom Summer: Why You Don’t Need to “Bounce Back”
Postpartum in the summer can feel overwhelming — from the heat to the pressure of “bouncing back” into a swimsuit-ready body. But the truth is, you don’t owe anyone a before-and-after. In this empowering post, we’re canceling bounce-back culture, celebrating the strength of the postpartum body, and offering supportive tools to help you feel grounded, nourished, and confident this summer — on your terms.
Rest Is Resistance: Reclaiming Rest & Wellness in BIPOC Communities
What if rest wasn't something you had to earn? In honor of BIPOC Mental Health Month, we're reclaiming rest as a radical, ancestral act of healing. This blog explores why rest is so often denied to women of color—and how we can begin to take it back.