Diary of a Spirit Doula

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Schooled by the Spirits: Another Lesson in Self-Trust
Schooled by the Spirits: Another Lesson in Self-Trust
3 Things I'd Do BEFORE Becoming A Mother
3 Things I'd Do BEFORE Becoming A Mother
The Birth Realm: Kiernan’s Story
The Birth Realm: Kiernan’s Story
Where there is death, there is (re)birth
Where there is death, there is (re)birth

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What Does it Mean to "Honor Your Body's Wisdom?"
Reproductive Justice, Pregnancy, The Birth Realm siobhan diores Reproductive Justice, Pregnancy, The Birth Realm siobhan diores

What Does it Mean to "Honor Your Body's Wisdom?"

When it comes to childbirth, "your body was made for this" is not the same as "your body holds the wisdom you need."

The first one upholds an unrealistic (and honestly ableist) standard that leaves people feeling broken when their body deviates from this over-generalization.

The latter statement honors the codes of ancestral wisdom alive in your DNA and aims to empower your ability to trust yourself in naming what is best for you—whether you're at home, at a hospital, medicated or not, uninterrupted or with medical interventions.

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Everyone deserves a doula
Media Features, Journey of a Spirit Doula, Reproductive Justice siobhan diores Media Features, Journey of a Spirit Doula, Reproductive Justice siobhan diores

Everyone deserves a doula

I want to share this piece I wrote for Nevada County Citizens for Choice. I’m a birth doula in San Francisco, but I was invited to contribute to their quarterly reproductive rights advocacy newsletter! This was published last Fall and a friend reminded me that I probably should have shared the article that describes exactly what I and other birth doulas and fullspectruma doulas do!

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