Feb
02
Tragedy
I sit at home and I see only what is in front of me. Dirty dishes. Laughing children. The dog who needs to be fed. Small things, in the big picture of it all. Big things, in the moment. I start reading stories of the violence in Egypt. People injured. People killed. People running scared [...]
Jul
31
Fear
I’ve been pondering today. I started out by reflecting on Olivia’s birth and people’s reactions to the fact that we chose to birth unassisted. I was struck by how much people fear childbirth, from the pain to possible complications and beyond. And the more I pondered, the more I saw that the fear surrounding childbirth [...]
