Reverie Doula

I love that moment of pause after a birth <3

How many of you have sat on a doctor’s exam table, when your doctor asks you to just scoot down a little for me, turn to the side for me, take a deep breat...h for me?How many of you heard something like this during labor - Okay now just give one good push for me? The ways in which we are infantilized by medical providers is subtle, and this way of talking to women is an institutionalized relic of a time, not too long ago, when medicine was overtly paternalistic. Not only does this type of rhetoric perpetuate a potentially dangerous doctor-patient dynamic in which the doctor maintains authority over your body, but what starts as asking you to do something simple for me quickly turns into a set of labs + tests being ordered that you don’t think you need, or a little snip being performed without your consent during birth - that you feel obligated to do for the doctor! Medical misogyny shows up in the language that is used, the subtle coercions that happen, and the usurping of our power in sometimes small but insidious ways. What happens in a medical encounter should be for you. With your confident informed consent. When you hear this type of language, learn to recognize it so you can stay in your power and authority. You never have to do anything with your body for anyone else. You never have to agree to procedures that you do not think are best for you. You are in charge. Your body, your rules. For more info on how being a "good girl" in the doctor's office can actually be hazardous to your health sometimes, head to the link below: https://avivaromm.com/good-girl-health-hazard/ : @feministmidwife - thank you for sharing these words and important conversations

Meet & greet in the late summer sun! #doula #birthkeeper #birthworker #pregnancy #birth #postpartum #support #yyc

This took me a minute, looked like an eye or something at first haha! Isn't this cool?!

Just popping in to say I am officially taking new guess dates. I took the Summer off and am back to it! Book your complimentary meet and greet today, I only take 2 clients per month for births and those spots go fast!

No filter needed on this breathtakingly beautiful sunrise today #peaceful #sunrise #alberta #august #summer

All the rivers of the earth are milk that comes from the breast of the Great Mother. Our breasts give the waters of life to feed the children - ChoQosh Auh...’ Ho’oh, Elder Painting by: Shianne Gould Artist Link: Shianne Gould - Mi'kmaq Artist

Native breastfeeding week. Grownup Navajo

Team work! #twins #summer #august #yyc

This weeks top needs! This week we have 30+ new families needing care packages. Your donations are truly needed for local families in need! Please have a lo...ok at the essential needs we are trying to fill for struggling families, babes & kids in our community. For over 10 years we have passionately been helping as many families as we can - but we cannot do it alone. Can YOU help us help these families? Can YOU help with some of the items on our #MBMWishList? Can YOU help us by sharing this post with your networks? #MBM10Years #VolunteerRun #DonationDriven #MadeByMomma #CalgaryCares #YYCcharity #YYCstrong #AlbertaCares #YourHelpIsNeeded #MomsMatter #COVID19yyc . Additional items on our wish-list are posted here: http://madebymomma.org/donated-items/

Small care package for my sister PCOS is a beast, so finding some relief with plant medicine is magical. Nettle for iron, red raspberry leaf to help tone the uterus, ginger for nausea, chamomile to relax. Moon cycle oil blend for cramping and over all well being. #pcos #doula #birthworker #mooncycle #yyc #birthworker #pregnancy #birth #postpartum #support #plantmedicine

Say Her Name La'Shana Michelle Gilmore!!! This is just pure negligence!!! There is ABSOLUTELY no reason for us to keep dying from childbirth!!! BLACK WOMEN ...ARE NOT SAFE IN HOSPITALS!!! Black Women are the most disrespected persons in AMERIKKKA!!! So tired of the systemic racism. Don't talk about defunding the police without talking about defunding all the systems that kill black & brown ppl. #Repost from @tamika_nealyfarmbry with @regram.app ... Her name is La’Shana Michelle Gilmore affectionately called Shana from Philadelphia, Pa. She was only 34 years old . Last year , on Friday July 26th, La’Shana lost her life during labor. She leaves behind a beautiful baby girl @royallinmarieknight and also an 11 year old son. Shana is why our family has joined the fight against Maternal Mortality. Remember Every women’s life matters #speakhername #lashanagilmore #itsshowtime #maternalmortality #4kira4moms #womenshealthmatters #maternalhealth #youshouldbehere #motherslove #savethemoms #savethemommies #loveakwayswins #showoutforshana #maternalcarematters #maternalcare

We are Strong. We are Resilient. We are Latched. Strength in our determination to our healing, our wellness, our communities, our culture, and in decolonizati...on. Resilient to (re)learn, to continue, against taboos & stigmas, to exist, and to persist. Latched in our ancestral memory in body, mind, and spirit, to the land, to our foundations, to our resolve for health, to our families and communities’ future. Join us for the second annual Native Breastfeeding Week held August 9-15! Programming includes daily sunrise honor songs, support circles, social media challenges, a T-shirt fundraiser, a virtual 5K Run/Walk/Move, webinars, and the first annual Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor Awards! More details to come! #NativeBreastfeedingWeek #StrongResilientLatched

Fun morning at the park! I did have to strip the kids down before getting back in the car though haha #letthembelittle #wildones #twins #summer #july #park

The sound of rain & thunder, the scent of champa incense, hot herbal tea, & an amazing book #witch #métis #summer #july #thunderstorm

@rtulshyan breaking it down for the ones in the back who don’t get it! #Patriarchy #WhiteSupremacy #homophobia #transphobia

I love this so much!