Category: birth stories
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The Free Birth of a Sun King ~ Baby #4
The story of Odin begins about a year before he was born, when his spirit appeared to me in a dream while teaching the Mystical Mama YTT in Guatemala. I dreamt that I birthed a son, that he had olive skin and dark hair, and that I walked around Lake Atitlan holding him in my…
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The Home Water Birth of Selah ~ Baby #3
In June of 2015, I received a positive pregnancy test result in a Starbucks bathroom on a trip to Toronto. I should have been starting my moon cycle that day and just out of curiosity and boredom, I found myself slipping into a drugstore and buying a chocolate bar and a test. I couldn’t believe…
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Transformation Through Loss ~ The Soul Birth of Sage ~ Baby #2
There are three things that I remember most about being pregnant with Sage. The first was how much I yearned for her. I was pretty much ready to have another baby the minute Szerafina was born and by her six month birthday, would have definitely gotten pregnant had my period returned by then. It was…
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The Homebirth of Szerafina ~ Baby #1
Remember what you came here for. This is what our midwife said as she placed the palm of her hand on Szerafina’s forehead. Leaning over our intertwined resting bodies, she smiled. With an exhausted body but amplified mind, I was able to lay with my new daughter at my breast and husband by our side.…