by Sophie Messager
A few weeks ago I attended my last birth as a doula. As I explained in a previous post, this was a long drawn-out decision that took me a couple of years to reach. When I wrote the previous blog whilst on-call for the birth, after attending my last birth, I expected...
by Sophie Messager
Do you long for a more meaningful life, for a sense of connection to something bigger than yourself? Do you feel this longing in your heart, in your bones? Like something is missing but you don’t know what? Do you have this deep knowing inside that life is meant to...
by Sophie Messager
I would like to tell the story about how I came to offer mother blessings ceremonies and the journey that led me to do this in the hope that it may inspire others to do the same. I’ve always had an intuitive sense of the lack of ceremony and rituals, and sense of...
by Sophie Messager
Today I went from a house Where a woman swayed as her body opened Gently vocalising, in tune with herself Warm water ready to embrace her With candles as the only light And two women sitting quietly Watching and waiting Whispering words of encouragement Holding her...
by Sophie Messager
As I write this blog I am on-call for my last birth as a doula. I’ve made the decision to stop doula work. This might come as a surprise and I’d like to explain the long process that led me to take this decision. Being a doula is a very demanding and challenging...
by Sophie Messager
Earlier this week, a short text by Sylvester McNutt popped on my feed. How apt, I thought. It said this: “Creative people need to sit around and do nothing Creative people do not need fully booked calendars Creative people need to hear the world’s heartbeat Creative... 