Ten Toes Doula  & Childbirth Education

As I've travelled this path, making this journey, I've not only been delving into depths of myself but also I've seen sides of people that I probably would've never seen if it weren't for my miscarriage. Taking a step back for a moment, I am able to see that there is a full range of reactions when others respond to their friend, neighbor, family member, or acquaintance, whatever I am to them, going through a loss of a pregnancy. I've shared before that as a society, talki

So I'm throwing in a bonus post here, one that I didn't originally plan on writing. I had a breakthrough last night that I have to share. I have been struggling with something these past several days, wondering why the sorrow that I feel is somewhat different than what I felt when I experienced grief before. I have lost people that are close to me, of course, who hasn't? I have mourned them, missed them and still do at times. This has been a different journey than any other.

So I’ve been a bad blogger, a bad FB page administrator. I haven’t posted much on FB in the last month and I haven’t posted a blog since before the summer.... Well this summer kicked my butt. With all 5 boys at home, and no one wanting to do any camps or anything, I was the activities coordinator trying to keep them busy. September came and we began school and all the usual chaos that ensues that first week, plus some added unexpected chaos when our oldest child had