From Tradition to Modernity: Rebozo Techniques and how they support an easier Birth
When I started working as a doula, the majority of births I attended (those of first time mothers in particular) were long and protracted, and often ended in obstetric interventions such as forceps or caesareans. I grew frustrated because the interventions proposed...
Nurturing postpartum recipes-Chicken and red date soup
Yesterday I cooked and delivered a traditional Chinese postpartum dish called chicken and red date soup to a new mother. It is a tradition I started a few years ago when I supported my first Chinese client as a birth doula. She found me by asking if there was a...
Why I want to change the nature of postnatal support
Earlier this week I wrote a blog that’s been playing on my mind for many years. It’s called “why I wish I had hired a postnatal doula” In this blog I explain how challenging I found new motherhood, how lonely and upset I felt through those...
Closing bones, the completion of one cycle and growth of a new cycle
Sophie Fletcher attended the closing the bones training in 2017. This is her account what the ritual did for her. https://www.closingthebonesmassage.com/closing-bones-freedom-movement/