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• Certified Rights Informed Birth & Labour Doula
• Certified Cornerstone Postpartum Doula
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04/12/2023

Thinking of this sweet family as they embark on their journey to being a family of four. Taking some time to celebrate your pregnancy can be so grounding before a birth.

04/08/2023

What joy it is to await the welcoming of new life, to be in the present and connect with life inside of you as they make their journey to be in your arms. Family pregnancy photos are maybe some of my most favourites.

04/04/2023

4 years since we said goodbye. This photo was a gut-punch when I came upon it the other time. One of the happiest days of my life was also my dad’s, you can see it in his smile here. This photo was a reminder I’d never see his smile again.

Nothing pi**ed my dad off more than when someone asked him “why you look so angry”. He had a naturally grumpy resting face (see photo 3) but was actually a goofball at heart. He lived life hard & lived for all the big and small moments.

爸、I miss you and I wish you were here to see your grandkids grow up. Your memory is in the food we eat, the songs we sing and the places we go. Thanks for teaching me to try everything once.

04/03/2023

Grief - they say it gets easier, that the sadness gets smaller as the years go by. What really happens is we grow around our grief, we get better at putting it aside when we need to.

I had always wondered what life would be like with the loss of a parent, that if I gave it enough thought I could brace myself when it happened. Nothing could have prepared for this dad-shaped hole that is overwhelming and unwanted.

My dad and I had a complicated relationship as most kids do, but we were also close & had a shared love of food & travel. I miss him most when I catch a glimmer of him in my kids, when I think about how he would have loved to see them grow up, when I sing them a song he used to sing me.

Grief - it’s ever-changing and evolving, but it never gets smaller.

Today we went to check out some tide-pools in Montara, being by the ocean helps me feel closer to my dad. And on this day each year, and the days approaching, I allow myself to feel my grief deeply, and cry for the father I loved, and the grandfather my kids should still have.

04/01/2023

10 years ago today with the one I chose to do forever with. Dressed in finely printed & embroidered Peranakan clothing in an array of colours that burst to life, our friends and family came together to celebrate our union. The location honoured our Singapore Heritage & also David’s dad love for the location.

What a day it was, with David having to “gatecrash”, eat all kinds of wild concoctions and sing Bohemian Rhapsody with his support crew. Offering tea to our elders as a sign of respect, and simply having fun!

Thank you for the last 10 years together. What a journey it has been!

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Oakland, CA
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(510) 934-9918

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http://www.earthshinedoula.com/

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