LunaSpeaks with Peggy Cohen, Midwife (7/11/2019)- Peggy Cohen, Midwife, discusses midwifery in Vermont and developments within her practice Full Spectrum Midwifery. Learn about homebirthing from Peggy - she has been in practice as a midwife for 25+ years, and has been attending homebirths for over 30 years. Homebirthing is a safe and a valid method for birthing children in Vermont and beyond. Learn more about Peggy at http://www.fullspectrummidwifery.com and like her on facebook and instagram @fullspectrummidwifery. LunaSpeaks is a video presenter series featuring birth and family professionals, produced by Birth Love Family. Join us October 5, 2019 for B. Love Family Festival in Burlington, VT. Visit… Read More
LunaSpeaks with Jessilyn Dolan (2/23/2019)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjBeNHWyMBU&feature=youtu.be Audio only: Read More
Why Is Birth Sacred? 10 Tips to Grow a Thriving Family. (1/10/2019)- Birth is widely discussed amongst Westerners as a sacred experience. There is a felt sense to it, and many parents arrive at this conclusion simply through living it. Likewise, traditions around the world have and continue to revere birth, which further validates the notion. So what exactly makes birth sacred? These ten tips help to explain why birth is sacred, and why a sacred birth is a necessary ingredient to grow a thriving family. Birth is about change. Change is an undeniable fact when it comes to birth. From growing a baby to becoming a parent, these changes offer… Read More
Why Herbalism, Why People, Why Midwifery (1/5/2019)- In many ways, I know my peers and family see me as a strong woman. Outspoken, hard headed, and committed. However, there is always this little corner nagging at me, dragging my confidence down, turning me away from difficult conversations, and sending my own head into doubt. The truth is, I’m afraid of being perceived with all my truest beliefs out and shining, because I know that still, in our culture, that which I am could be labeled a witch, a woo-woo practitioner, a hippie spiritual freak. I am afraid of these words enough to not fully embody my passions. … Read More
BLF Reviews: Landscape with Headless Mama (12/9/2018)- Jennifer Givhan’s debut collection of poems, Landscape with Headless Mama kicks off with lines in the vein of “I was a grave/digger then. A rat fleeing ship. Mama,/who hadn’t sung to me since I was a baby &/never would again, was the lynchpin—/I’m still turning & turning the screw” and continues to mine the vein of family and the longing for it, the relational dynamics of motherhood and daughterhood, markers and destroyers of identity, all layered around its central theme of fertility/infertility. Givhan addresses these themes with an unflinching eye and a brave language. This material is ripe for cliché… Read More