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The Love of Thousands
Yesterday, these hands of mine had the honor of welcoming three new people into the world, and last week, I caught my 200th baby. It felt like a terribly ordinary moment but one with an extra measure...
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“You burn because you carry fire.” –Rune Lazuli I know that I am not alone in this sensation of burning from the inside out, this intensity that has called my name since I was a child and has compelled...
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But if you bury your sadness under your skin instead of letting it out, what else can it do but grow in your veins, to your heart? –Nikita Gill My life is full of joy. I have spent delightful hours...
View ArticleDare to be Powerful
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. I talk about this as a midwife, in prenatal visits and birthing rooms. Labor might have different plans than I do, might choose a different path. Sometimes a GBS...
View ArticleRage, and Be Kind
I wrote this as a Facebook status update this afternoon, trying to work through my body the grief and rage I feel at the murder of so many queer folks at Pulse in Orlando yesterday. I wanted to share...
View ArticleIn the Storm
The West Coast is bracing itself for a storm of potentially historic proportions this weekend, and here in my apartment I am watching the wind ripping leaves off trees in my yard and bracing for what...
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Tell About It
pay attention. be astonished. tell about it. -mary oliver Words have been hard to come by lately. This year has been a transformative one for me in so many ways, and I have found it challenging to find...
View ArticleBetween Earth and Sky
It’s been over a month since I last sat down to pour my thoughts into this container, and what a deeply moving month it has been. Each day has set before me an ever-changing landscape, and I have made...
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Born of Dust and Silence
Several months of silence have elapsed since I last showed up to pour my thoughts into this space. Much has been unfolding that is more personal than I am able to explore in this format at this time,...
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Live Everything
The crisp fall air bit my face as I made my way to my car this morning at the end of a very full call shift. As I drove down the hill from the hospital towards home, the morning sunlight danced with...
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