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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Easing fear of childbirth is good for moms and babies
Originally posted January 10, 2014. A recent study about finding a link between postpartum depression and fear of childbirth has been getting a lot of press . The press I read reported the study showed a prevalence of .03% of postpartum depression. I felt like the public was being fed bits and pieces of the study, so I read the whole article and wanted to bring out a few key facts. The researchers, led by lead study author Dr. Sari Raisanen, an epidemiologist and visiting scholar at Emory...
Interview and Book Review: “This is How We Grow” by Christina G. Hibbert, Psy.D.
Originally posted December 2, 2013. My colleague, Dr. Christina G. Hibbert, has been a leader in Maternal Mental Health for many years. From the outside, her life looks kinda like a modern day fairy tale! Before she turned thirty, she married the love of her life, had three children, earned her doctorate, produced her DVD about Postpartum Couples, founded the Arizona Postpartum Wellness Coalition and started her own clinical practice! A dazzling list of accomplishments, especially before...
Touch in the NICU: Good for Babies, Parents, and Partners
You, at your fingertips, possess an inexpensive, powerful way to reduce feelings of isolation, depression, anxiety and grief in only ten minutes a day. This article approaches touch in the NICU from a perinatal mental health perspective, emphasizing regulation, bonding, and emotional support for parents and babies. Current research shows that only 10 minutes a day of safe touch reduces depressive and anxious symptoms. Can you spare ten minutes a day to connect with your partner, express...
2013: Restore, Reflect, Move Forward
Originally posted December 25, 2013. I love winter and the longer nights. I love this time of the year. From my studies of shiatsu and acupressure, I think about Winter as the season of rest, respite and evaluation. For in Taoist Five Element Theory, Winter is a time to turn inward, to rest and recuperate from the busy year. In antiquity, the winter solstice was a time to take stock of what you had produced all year long and to plan out the use of your store house carefully, in order...
Poetry: mother to a young man
Originally posted November 20, 2013. Late November afternoon. Fall is a powerful season. The leaves fall from the trees like tears from my eyes. The breeze stirs the spirits of the past living in the long shadows. Once again I feel my embodied youth. My horse and I gallop as one In the amber harvest sunset. Crows flit like black pieces of paper scattered on the wind. In an instant, his shoulders move left out from under me. Unseated, I feel the air under me.. ..somehow I stay with him. From...
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