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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Part One: Interview with Walker Karraa MFA, MA CD(DONA)
How Long Must We Ask for Compassionate Care? Why aren’t our childbirth websites and our perinatal mental health websites linked? Part One of an interview with Walker Karraa MFA, MA CD(DONA) This interview highlights the perspective of a professional working in the field of perinatal mental health, sharing clinical insight, experience, and approaches that support women and families during the childbearing year. “ Pregnant and postpartum women are particularly vulnerable to mood and anxiety...
Fathers Day Interview with Will Courtenay, Ph.D.
In honor of Father’s Day 2012, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Will Courtenay of www.saddaddy.com regarding Paternal Postnatal Depression (PNDD). As Dr. Courtenay begins in this interview: “Paternal Postnatal Depression (PPND) refers to a depression that a father experiences within the first year after his child is born. PPND is different from the “daddy blues” – which many new dads can experience. With normal postpartum stress or the daddy blues, a father’s going to feel better...
BirthTouch® Book Proofs Have Arrived this Weekend!
Originally posted June 4, 2012. I am happy to say that the proofs for my BirthTouch® books have finally arrived! I wrote the first edition of BirthTouch® Shiatsu & Acupressure for the Childbearing Year twelve years ago, in 2000. The second edition is out in proofs now as is BirthTouch®Healing for Parents in the NICU. I have been a shiatsu, Jin Shin Do® and Reiki practitioner since 1996. I studied so many energy healing methods over the years…it is one of my favorite areas of healing...
Bullied as an Adult: Making Sense of Mean-ness ?
For the American Psychological Association’s Mental Health Month Blog Party, I chose to write about a topic we don’t talk about enough: being bullied as an adult. This is my experience of moving into a comfortable suburban neighborhood in northern New Jersey — and discovering that exclusion doesn’t always end after adolescence. Eleven years ago, my husband and I stretched our budget to move into a town with a good school system. Like many families, we hoped to build community and friendships....
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