They say you can’t predict your death. But it will happen. Most of us hope for a peaceful death…the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep. Every honest gambler knows…the game’s ending may not be known, the way it will play out is out of our control. But you can …
“It seems very pretty,” she said when she had finished it, “but it’s rather hard to understand!” (You see she didn’t like to confess, even to herself, that she couldn’t make it out at all.) “Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas—only I don’t exactly know what they are! However, somebody killed something: that’s clear, at any rate.”
To Birth Plan – or not to Birth Plan? You can find out more about Informed Birth Preparation, and how to order the book HERE My Book Shelf More than just another birth book forget the birth plan – you need a Birth Map! The Birth Map explained
The Birth Map: boldly going where no birth plan has gone before by Catherine Bell This is the second edition of my book. THE BIRTH MAP is designed to encourage note taking and to record your journey (there is even space for your birth story). Pour yourself into the book, creating a keepsake. It …
We should be focused on CHOICE not consent! https://www.bellabirth.org/bellablog/we-should-be-focused-on-choice-not-consent Consent is on everyone’s lips. From media discussion about ‘enthusiastic consent’ to medical requirements for ‘informed consent’, it seems pretty clear there is a problem with ‘consent’. If consent was what mattered, we would not need to prefix it with a qualifier. Consent assumes a yes. …
The internet is Big. Mind blowingly Big. You won’t believe just how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. Yes, I am a Douglas Adam’s Fan It has been over a year since I left Facebook. Some said it would be the death of my business. That I would become isolated. That I would become obsolete. Many …
I’m the custodian of some powerful knowing, But like seeds, it won’t grow without sowing, Knowledge shared is a gift For it gives a lift And gets the power flowing. The Birth Map evolved in my heart Four births of my own at its start It is ready now for sharing With those who …
(Inspired by this article) The parallels between birthing and dying I have long fascinated me. My Birth Map is to birth, as an Advanced Care Directive is to death. The thought that death must be avoided, is a last resort, is always a tragedy, and anything natural is stupid or insane, disturbs me. We do …
The syncronising uteri of dedicated birth supporter and the birthing woman…. Is it possible? There are anecdotal reports that co-habiting women syncronise their menstrual cycles. Are there dominant uteri? Do some women, such as birthing women, have this effect? Does it only affect women not on hormonal birth control? In high school, our choir mistress …
Self Care they cry, is what you need – social media will show you how And if what Dave* says is true, self care means I should be pampered now! I should watch a funny movie with snacks all night long, for laughter is good Then he promptly says I need more sleep – so which …
