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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BirthTouch®

BirthTouch Guides

BirthTouch® Shiatsu & Acupressure for the Childbearing Year

A gentle, body-based guide integrating touch, mindfulness, and acupressure to support pregnancy, birth, and early parenting.

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BirthTouch® Pocket Guide to Perinatal Mental Illness

A concise educational resource for understanding perinatal mental health challenges through a compassionate, nervous system–informed lens.

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Latest Insights + Articles

Holistic ways to manage stress in pregnancy

But what about the “smaller” stresses? Such as daily work stress? There are many types of stress in a pregnant woman’s daily life, such as partner stress, financial stress, job stress, worries about childcare and anxiety about the pain of childbirth.

DIY Ravensara & Blood Orange Aromatherapy Salve

I love creating homemade herbal salves and experimenting with different essential oil combinations. This DIY aromatherapy salve brings together the distinctive aromas of ravensara and blood orange for a fragrant addition to my salve-making collection.

Perinatal Therapist Spotlight: Diane Speier, PhD

This interview is part of a professional spotlight series highlighting diverse perspectives in mind–body and perinatal care. Views expressed are those of the interviewee. Please welcome my colleague from across the pond! Dr. Diane Speier, a holistic psychotherapist and birth and postnatal professional to BirthTouch ® is guest posting today! Diane is also a birth psychologist, specializing in the psychology of parenthood, the psycho-physiology of birth, postnatal depression and...

Oceans Eleven Johns Hopkins Research Team Validates Mindbody Medicine for Depression & Anxiety (Redu

Oceans Eleven Johns Hopkins Research Team Validates Mindbody Medicine for Depression & Anxiety (Redux!) Originally posted February 28,...

MindBody Medicine: Even Alpacas are Doing their Bit to Boost Animal Assisted Therapy

Originally posted February 20, 2014. Have you had it with office life? Do you want a job that is personally rewarding? Are you looking...

Valentine’s Day Couple's Skill: The Listening Door

A gentle note: Couple’s skills are meant to support healthy connection. If something in your relationship feels confusing, belittling, or unsafe, it can be helpful to first read Is Verbal Abuse Really Abuse? before practicing communication tools. In his poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven , W.B. Yeats captures the vulnerability of offering one’s inner world by sayin… "I have spread my dreams under your feet, Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" The Listening Door and Dreams For...

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