Ahhh this was so amazing to read… what a gift you are to all those who you will support in birth and beyond. Celebrating you for taking the leap into unknown territory. Xxx
Beautiful- I’ve recently started to suspect I’m neurodivergent and this has really made me ponder my own traumatic birth experience and also the first year of motherhood. Thank you for sharing xx
I needed to read this today. I am a self diagnosed autistic woman, also at age 31, and training for my postpartum doula certificate. I’m also an early childhood educator and hope to serve parents all along the postpartum and early childhood spectrum.
I’m not sure I really considered my value in this space specifically related to my neurodivergence, or how someone would experience birth and postpartum differently because of neurodivergence. It’s something to reflect on 🤔
Oh Alessha it’s so lovely to connect with you ❤️ I’m glad my words were reassuring
Honestly, I didn’t consider it would be a positive at all, I thought of all the ways my neurodivergent brain might make it harder but I just have been blown away by how much it’s actually helped and been exactly what was needed. I think I still struggle and I found it really exhausting but what’s new there? 😅 but it’s the first time that being autistic has felt like it made things better and that was such a wonderful feeling
That is so encouraging and wonderful. It’s easy to see the struggle side of things, but seeing the power and beauty of neurodivergence in this space feels so big and expansive in my body. It’s all new to me, and scary, and exciting, and I’m happy to have found someone a little further on in their journey!
I enjoyed reading this, though with a little jealousy. I gave birth in the 90s and there were no doulas and not real internet Tom find them at the beginning. I had blood issues and so my home birth ideas were poopooed and I had 3 hospital birth. Far too much monitoring, far too much intervention where it wasn’t needed. Consultants talking to me in the middle of a contraction even. I would have loved to retrain as a midwife at some point but it was never possible. Keep talking your truth.
And thank you for sharing your stories - I think it’s always so powerful when we share them. I think the internet has done wonders for this work and for educating people and allowing them to feel empowered in their choices. I’m sorry you never got your homebirth but I do hope you can see how powerful you are to have had such hands on experiences which you have came out of the other side of ✨
Congratulations on your certification Zoe! This was a wonderful read, it was so powerful how you describe being able to see the needs of others after feeling so unseen yourself ❤️
This was beautiful, Zoe. It made me tear up a bit.
Thank you for reading ❤️ and commenting - it’s a personal one so I always feel unsure how it will land with folks
Ahhh this was so amazing to read… what a gift you are to all those who you will support in birth and beyond. Celebrating you for taking the leap into unknown territory. Xxx
Beautiful- I’ve recently started to suspect I’m neurodivergent and this has really made me ponder my own traumatic birth experience and also the first year of motherhood. Thank you for sharing xx
I’m so glad my words helped ❤️
I needed to read this today. I am a self diagnosed autistic woman, also at age 31, and training for my postpartum doula certificate. I’m also an early childhood educator and hope to serve parents all along the postpartum and early childhood spectrum.
I’m not sure I really considered my value in this space specifically related to my neurodivergence, or how someone would experience birth and postpartum differently because of neurodivergence. It’s something to reflect on 🤔
Oh Alessha it’s so lovely to connect with you ❤️ I’m glad my words were reassuring
Honestly, I didn’t consider it would be a positive at all, I thought of all the ways my neurodivergent brain might make it harder but I just have been blown away by how much it’s actually helped and been exactly what was needed. I think I still struggle and I found it really exhausting but what’s new there? 😅 but it’s the first time that being autistic has felt like it made things better and that was such a wonderful feeling
That is so encouraging and wonderful. It’s easy to see the struggle side of things, but seeing the power and beauty of neurodivergence in this space feels so big and expansive in my body. It’s all new to me, and scary, and exciting, and I’m happy to have found someone a little further on in their journey!
I enjoyed reading this, though with a little jealousy. I gave birth in the 90s and there were no doulas and not real internet Tom find them at the beginning. I had blood issues and so my home birth ideas were poopooed and I had 3 hospital birth. Far too much monitoring, far too much intervention where it wasn’t needed. Consultants talking to me in the middle of a contraction even. I would have loved to retrain as a midwife at some point but it was never possible. Keep talking your truth.
Thanks Tamsin ❤️
And thank you for sharing your stories - I think it’s always so powerful when we share them. I think the internet has done wonders for this work and for educating people and allowing them to feel empowered in their choices. I’m sorry you never got your homebirth but I do hope you can see how powerful you are to have had such hands on experiences which you have came out of the other side of ✨
Congratulations on your certification Zoe! This was a wonderful read, it was so powerful how you describe being able to see the needs of others after feeling so unseen yourself ❤️
Thanks Jenna ❤️
Amazing post. The last sentance of the poem!🥲🥲
Thank you Amber ❤️