BirthTouch
A gentle, evidence-informed mind-body approach for pregnancy, birth, and early parenting.
Practical, body-based tools to support nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and whole-person healing.
BirthTouch® offers gentle, evidence-informed mind–body support for pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Rooted in touch therapy, mindfulness, and aromatherapy.
BirthTouch reflects an integrative mental health approach, supporting perinatal emotional wellbeing through gentle nervous system-based practices.
BirthTouch helps parents feel more grounded, connected, and confident in their changing bodies.
These practices are designed to support the nervous system, reduce stress, and nurture emotional wellbeing throughout the childbearing year—honoring both the physical experience of pregnancy and the inner journey of becoming a parent.
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Book Review: Birth of a New Brain by Dyane Harwood
Dyane Harwood, author of Birth of a New Brain. Dyane's lifelong healing journey with bipolar Dyane Harwood battled depression her whole life and then bipolar disorder after she gave birth. Therapy, lifestyle changes, medication and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) got her life back. Birth of a New Brain , by Dyane Harwood is a very important book. Dyane’s autobiographical account of her life with bipolar disorder is as stunning as Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison’s autobiographical account. The...
Poetry: For My Mom: Memories of 295 Union Avenue
Originally posted May 21, 2018. For My Mom: Memories of 295 Union Avenue When I was 3 and very small, I remember napping in a quiet room. The scent of lilacs entering my dreams along with the sound of steady, gentle rain…. The surrounding trees created a soft, energetic circle all around me, and this was safe like home. When I was 4 and still so very small, I would wander the enormous majesty within our home fences… Touching purple irises, finding praying mantis’ cocoons… I’d crouch in a cool...
How to Infuse Carrier Oils with Herbs for DIY Salves
Making herbal-infused oils is one of my favorite ways to combine gardening, creativity, and self-care. In this DIY project, I use dried calendula and comfrey with olive oil to create colorful herbal infusions for homemade salves, while enjoying the sensory pleasures of working with plants.
#SuicidePrevention – We Love You
Originally posted June 8, 2018. You are sorely missed… You matter more than you think… There is always another way…. I guess you all know by now that the two celebrities, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, took their own lives this past week. Of course, these two celebrities were not in my social circle, but their deaths affected me. As a person and as a therapist, of course I understand that wealth and success don’t inoculate a person from suffering and suicidal thoughts. And, still…....
Poetry – Footie, I am 6
Originally posted May 16, 2018. Dedicated to Jo, my mom Footie, I am 6 I once thought life was a daring adventure. I once lived near a green grassy field. I stretch both arms up to the bright sun... laughing & reaching for a butterfly…. I look in the mirror. Who is that face? Death is reclaiming me to the grassy field. I once loved to wear pink lipstick and backless high heels, clickety-click. I’m in a large ballroom, my gown is tight and shiny. I laugh and dance to the music..the...
Facing the reality of postpartum depression
Facing the Reality of Postpartum Depression Postpartum depression changed my life. I let my postpartum depression go untreated for a long time after my son was born. I suffered needlessly — and my husband suffered too. A therapist very kindly referred me to a female psychiatrist, more than once. But I refused. I was nursing, and those nursing times were the best parts of my day. They were soothing. I could sit, breathe, and feel the love between us. I did not want to expose my baby to...
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