Rebecca Faris Family Doula

09/22/2022

You are powerful, Mama 💕

What if we told women the truth about birth?
We’d have to tell them that contractions will probably be more than “surges” or “sensations.”
That they’ll probably rock your world and leave you begging for salvation as you clutch the edge of the tub or the hospital linens.
That your gentle breathing exercises and your Spotify soundtrack will be left in the dust as you sweat and pant and sway and swear your way through it
That you’ll trip harder than any mushroom you ever did in college and vomit with the same ferocity and travel to places deep within yourself that you didn’t know existed.
That you’ll float above your body and simultaneously be trapped in it with an intensity you’ve never tasted.
And in that intensity,
in the sweating and the swearing
and the swaying and the vomiting
and the endless hours of contractions crashing down upon you ...
You’ll find your strength.
You’ll find a resilience you’ve never known.
You’ll find the power you need for the journey of Motherhood ahead.
In the messy humanity of it all,
you’ll find that you are holy.
A portal to the divine.
Capable of indescribable miracles.
A vessel of sacred life.
What if we told women the truth about birth?
We’d have to tell them they are capable of anything.
Worthy of being treated like goddesses.
Made to walk through the flames,
surf the tidal waves,
dive into the underworld
And come out alive.
Not unscathed.
Not unchanged.
But whole
and healed
and ready to take on the world.
If we told women the truth about birth,
we’d have to admit that we’ve lied about everything else,
and that they are more powerful,
more fierce,
more capable,
more beautiful,
than we’ve ever let on.
If we told the truth about birth?
We’d shatter the world.
- Words and Art by Catie Atkinson
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01/26/2022

Growing and raising a baby is hard. It takes an immense toll on your body and mental state. Let's talk about it. I'm here to help.

The Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) says this:

"Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders arise during pregnancy or in the first year postpartum. They affect between 10 and 20 percent of pregnant women and new mothers, and the non-child-bearing parent can experience problems as well... Many women are reluctant to report psychiatric symptoms: some feel ashamed about being less than overjoyed about pregnancy or parenting; others fear that child protective services will be informed; and some worry about the safety and effectiveness of medications during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Women may also under-report symptoms because they are not certain whether the symptoms are related to normal changes in pregnancy or postpartum. However, effective and safe treatments exist, so primary care practitioners should offer treatment or referrals to women for the benefit of their mental health and the well-being of their families."

01/17/2022

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