We all carry images of what birth will look like.Maybe yours was shaped by a movie scene, a birth story you heard growing up, or the plan you carefully crafted in a notebook. You might picture labor unfolding a certain way.You might hope to avoid interventions or imagine how calm and centered you’ll feel.You might […]

We all carry images of what birth will look like.Maybe yours was shaped by a movie scene, a birth story you heard growing up, or the plan you carefully crafted in a notebook. You might picture labor unfolding a certain way.You might hope to avoid interventions or imagine how calm and centered you’ll feel.You might […]

Birth preparation isn’t a pass/fail test. It’s not about how calm you can stay or how much pain you can handle.It’s not about whether you followed your birth plan to the letter.And it’s definitely not about being the “ideal” version of yourself while doing it. But that’s hard to remember when you’re in the thick […]

I didn’t mean to build this big online birth course while growing a baby. Devoted Birth took root slowly, quietly, while I was learning how to hold more. More emotions, more uncertainty, more softness. And if you’ve ever launched something while feeling deeply human and wildly unfinished, you’ll understand this post. This isn’t a how-to […]

I didn’t mean to build this big online birth course while growing a baby. Devoted Birth took root slowly, quietly, while I was learning how to hold more. More emotions, more uncertainty, more softness. And if you’ve ever launched something while feeling deeply human and wildly unfinished, you’ll understand this post. This isn’t a how-to […]

Birth is one of the most transformative experiences a person can go through. It stretches you. Physically, emotionally, and mentally. Reshaping you in ways you can’t fully grasp until you’re on the other side. And yet, so many people walk into birth feeling unprepared, unheard, or even fearful of the process. But what if birth […]