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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Coconut Oil and Ginger CO2 for tummy aches
Updated January 27, 2022r Ahh my summer “stay-cation”!! A combination of rest and work. Working on a challenge that is short term and chosen. We’ve had the contractors in and out to get the kitchen done. Dust everywhere! And the waiting for permits/inspections phase is now officially on ! Working on a significant and necessary part of life that I wish didn’t have to happen, but of course is part of the normal course of life suffering. Working with the assisted living where my mom lives...
Organic Golden Beet Salad
Originally posted August 11, 2014. I purchased an organic vegetable share this past week from Ebb and Flow Farm hosted at Taste of Dawn natural food store in Butler NJ. I received an assortment of fresh vegetables, including tomatoes, mixed baby salad greens, arugula, cucumbers, beets, garlic and kale among other yummy fresh items! I realized I had the ingredients for both gazpacho soup and beet salad, two of my favorite summer dishes! I remembered to record the beet salad for you to...
Highlights from the Postpartum Support International’s Conference
I had the honor of attending the Postpartum Support International (PSI) 27th Annual Conference at the University of North Carolina (UNC) campus at Chapel Hill. The theme that year was: “Creating Connections between Communities: Practitioners and Science: Innovative Care for Perinatal Mental Health.” Researchers, clinicians, advocates, and survivors gathered to share both professional insight and personal experience. It was, at that time, the best-attended conference in PSI’s history — a...
Fourth Trimester: Your Needs, Your Extended Family and Research on "Doing the Month"
The Fourth Trimester and Extended Family Different cultures acknowledge the postpartum period in different ways. In the United States, postpartum is viewed as a time when the new mom is expected to quickly recover and become mobile and get back to “normal” life. The focus is on healthy pregnancy and birth and how to care for a newborn. However, the mother's physical and emotional transition receives less attention as part of the postpartum conversation in the US. Think about it, you’ve...
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