On Monday, 10/15/2012, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting and learning from the incomparable Penny Simkin. She happened to be in town for a conference and took some time out of her busy schedule to meet with a small group of doulas, childbirth educators and midwives at a local Panera. (note to […]
Birth is a Human Rights issue.
Last night, we screened Freedom for Birth. We had a nice turn out and good discussion afterwards. It got me thinking (no big surprise there). Birth is a Human Rights issue. So why is it that women are often treated as if they are incompetent to make their own decisions regarding their own bodies and […]
Postpartum Depression Presentation by Brittany Edge, MA on September 28
Friday, September 28 7:00 – 8:30 pm Free Here, at the Center. Organized and Facilitated by Heart and Hands Doula Services, which has been providing support to Pgh area women before, during and after birth since 1995. Hosted by Shining Light Prenatal Education. Brittany Edge, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Area Coordinator for Postpartum Support International […]
Flying the Friendly Skies, with No Maternity Leave Policy
Last week, I took my kids (sans husband) to Los Angeles to visit family. Our first flight was a puddle jumper from Pittsburgh to Cleveland, from there on to LA. That itty bitty plane had just one wonderfully attentive flight attendant. Her name was Marie and she was from Haiti. Marie took a liking to […]
Tuesday Inspirations #4
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt