FOR THE REVERENCE OF LIFE AND DEATH AND ALL OUR WOMANLY CYCLES

It all started when…

I was asked to be with a friend during the birth of her second child in April 2015. I came solely as a friend, as a sister, as a support with no previous experience in the birth world. I moaned with her, I massaged her, sang her songs, gave her water, laughed, cried, started my menstrual cycle early (I now call this sympathy contractions) and was FOREVER CHANGED by this experience she shared with me.

I remember having a very clear thought of, “that is FOR SURE the hardest thing EVER…..AND we (all women) are SOOOOooo capable, so fucking STRONG, and have everything we need to bring a child into this world”. All fear that I hadn’t even realized I carried about child birth completely dissolved. I was so inspired by the rawness, the primitive movement, the sounds, the long slow exhales, the glimpse of true Divine Feminine.

I left that experience and all the followed blessed and grateful for witnessing the gift, the beauty and delicate balance of life and death. In the role of birth witness I sensed that the portal of bringing a child to the light is the same as the death portal, and later after experiencing my own wild pregnancy and free birth I had an even deeper understanding of this life and death right of passage. For the maiden must die, the ego must die, the need to control must die, and in the ashes of all that you thought you were comes the rise of the mother, comes the evolution of the father and family, and perhaps in the beauty and blood of it all is the full reclamation of your power, of your intact knowingness of yourself and your child within.

Through this experience I also received a piece of myself, a remembrance of my own wisdom. I remembered my ability to hold sacred space, to tap into my intuition to FULLY (more than anything I’ve ever done) be of service to my sisters. I feel passionate that all women deserve the support and knowledge to make informed decisions and have inspired birth experiences. I am honored to be doing this work and to be a witness of this right of passage.

~Lucy

BIRTH DOULA

WHAT A PRECIOUS THING LIFE IS…..

I am a beacon of light here to support, educate, advocate and inspire mom throughout her transition from maiden to mother. I believe that you already have everything you need and all the wisdom is encoded into your bones. Sister, you’ve been doing this since the beginning of time!

I am here to help you remember your inherent wisdom. With evidence based information you can go into your pregnancy, labor and delivery making informed choices. Let’s talk about choice for a moment…you ALWAYS HAVE ONE (the most important one being how you respond, react, or non-react to any given situation). I will be by your side informing you on pros and cons for each option. Nothing is promised to you and it is important to remain open and flexible to whatever beautiful outcome there is.

Pricing for Birth Doula…

Sliding scale of $750-$1000
Includes:
3-5 Prenatal visits
support throughout labor & delivery
1-2 postpartum visits
meal-train set up
ALL the love, care, reverence and deep servitude from my heart to yours
AND SO MUCH MORE
*I am available for any and all birthing experiences including and not limited to hospital, home, birthing center, or free birth.
Email to set up an interview

MONEY~ I never will deny a sister the support she needs. Anything is on the table for discussion just reach out! ~Lucy

POSTPARTUM DOULA

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE FOURTH TRIMESTER……

If you’ve never heard of this term you would be apart of the majority of American women. I am passionate about normalizing and integrating what I believe to be one the MOST IMPORTANT phases of our life, the first 40-60 days after delivery. Along with your first menstruation and menopause the first 40 days postpartum is an opportunity to reset, reboot and heal in enormous ways, becoming a stronger more emotionally balanced and vibrant version of yourself!

As your postpartum doula I will be educating you on nutrition and the importance of rest as well as making you the most delicious, nutritious and healing meals. We can discuss the ancient practice of yoni steaming and I will set you up with several of these steamy, incredibly enjoyable healing techniques if you would like. PLACENTA PLACENTA PLACENTA…love this magical organ

What is important to me is that you feel seen, loved and supported. You need rest and lots of down time so even though I will be around I will only be as visible as you want. I can do a lot of this work without disrupting you and your new babe. Sneaking in your home to drop off meals as well as hanging with your little one so you can take a shower or a poop or have a moment to YOURSELF outside in the sunshine or bathtub. Girl, I am here for YOU!

Read this article for more info on steaming! https://www.steamychick.com/blog/vaginal-steaming-after-birth-is-the-timehonored-standard-for-postpartum-care-/

Menarche, Fertility, Sisterhood, Ceremony and Rites of Passage

Here is my story….

I grew up the youngest of 3 girls with a super hip and loving mama bear, and yet when it came to my menarche (very first menstrual cycle) I was still clueless, shy and uncelebrated. I can’t even remember the exact details of that first bleed. I reflect back to that time with sadness and a earning to have had more ceremony, wisdom and celebration. I mean it’s a pretty big deal to be a fertile young person with a womb, am I right?!

Fast forward to when I was 21 years old and borrowing my boyfriends California Polytechnic University’s library card to learn everything I could on cervical mucus, healthy menstruation, fertility awareness, and how to track my cycle; ultimately liberating myself from fear and rooting into empowerment around my own fucking (quite literally!) body. This began what is now a 12 year and continuing education and reclamation journey. It seems that every time I learn something about the female’s sacred anatomy and the wisdoms of the body, I am simultaneously in awe of our magnificent brilliance and completely enraged that none of this was taught to me early on. Health class, what a joke!

I have been so blessed to learn first and foremost through my own experiences, insights, and observations as well as some super rad educators, friends and teachers such as Usha Anandi at https://www.wombenwellness.com/, Samantha Zipporah at https://www.samanthazipporah.com/, and Diane Bartlett aka Whapio at https://thematrona.com/.

I am so fired up and passionate about gathering together as women of all ages and stages. We are our own best health class and we can educate, teach and learn from one another, and in the feminine way, the way that honors life, death, and rebirth as a natural and necessary process. When we come together in circle, song, and wisdom we melt back into our deepest knowings and are able to rest in the arms of our sisterhood and community and relish in the magic that always unfolds.