Indie Birth Blog
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Indie Birth is a collective of women committed to disproving this myth. We believe the family and the community should honor birth on every level - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It's our mission to make sure you have the education and support you need as a mama exploring home birth or as a birth worker supporting mamas on their journey.
Indie Birth Blog
3d ago
I have been interested in learning about bees; entry level information is where I am at but yet so much of it is actually really “radical”. I have no idea how to actually keep bees, or any of that, at this moment. But I have been learning that there is a way of bee-keeping where ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
3d ago
A New Language for Life and Birth Work. My “Beyond the Mind” somatic journey for birth workers is *not* currently open for registration, but in leading this course right now I have had so many insights. First, this will become a required and free-to-new-students first “course” for any future Indie Birth Midwifery School students. So ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
3d ago
We are “transphobic”. I don’t even know what that means, since I am not afraid of any group of people, but we have been accused over the years. I love that, actually, as it gives me the opportunity to really be clear about what I believe, and who our Indie Birth Midwifery School is actually ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
3d ago
On this podcast, I wrap up the transgender madness from the week and then move on to the REAL discussion! I chat with my mama friend and former client Kaleigh about the birth of her two babies last year. Kaleigh has so many insights to share and such a fabulous story. It was so fun ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
2w ago
What if students could learn and practice and be in an “apprenticeship” that isn’t in the physical? We may try it out with a few of my former students who live in Kentucky as I stay living in Hawai’i. I love the idea of creating this model and making it sustainable and a win for ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
2w ago
On this episode I wanted to share a reading from our book Indie Birth: A Story of Radical Birth Love, and in keeping with the recent theme, I’m sharing the complete story of my first miscarriage. This is one of the most “popular” pieces of content I’ve ever created. I wrote it in 2013 when ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
3w ago
In this episode of ‘Midwifery for the People,’ host Margo Blackstone shares deeply personal experiences exploring her evolving relationship with death, both in her personal life and professional work as a midwife. She reflects on the profound impact of attending a birth where a baby unexpectedly died, which contributed to her first panic attack and ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
3w ago
Birth is in our bones. It is in the minerals, the marrow. It is in our skin and our organs. It is in our brains and our blood. Birth is something every cell of our body remembers. We remember being born, and we can recall the births of our grandmothers in felt sensation (and their ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
1M ago
The value of a midwife or doula is in the relationship. Not in the results of a client’s birth experience. Let’s sit with that. RELATIONSHIP vs. OUTCOME. What I offer, what you offer, is YOU. There is no guarantee of anything other than I will show up, authentically. If we are midwives or doulas, the ..read more
Indie Birth Blog
1M ago
What a pleasure to hold space for Alyssa as she shares her intimate journey through the death and birth of her baby in the middle of her last pregnancy. I know you will be inspired by Alyssa’s way of choosing to experience death and live life. You can find Alyssa on Instagram at: @alyssarafidi_ ..read more