“Morning Song” and Becoming a Mother
Upon giving birth to our first child I experienced a whirlwind of emotions, including gratitude, fear, mild trauma over what had just transpired, and bubbling excitement for what was to come. Yet most...
View ArticlePassover As A Birthing Story
I have to admit I’ve avoided writing this for a long time. Not because I didn’t want to write about it and not because I don’t love the topic – as a long-time meditator, longer-time Jew, Jewish...
View ArticleTisha Yarchei: A Poem
Tisha Yarchei Can’t I be partially pregnant, like only skin deep? There’s a reason it’s not feasible not pleasing to G-d’s mind, it’s not the kind of thing that can lead to anything. So you move and...
View ArticleBlossom Bloom Birth
Inspired by a DONA labor doula training, I drew my visions of pregnancy and birth as a flower blossoming, growing and eventually bringing forth new life in the form of a baby flower. According to Debra...
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