What a whirlwind summer and fall it’s been so far! Full of lots of changes, the most importantly seeing how wholly my beautiful little girl has completed my heart and family. What a dream she is. She is just like a chubby little ball of sunshine, there waiting to greet me every morning with nothing…
As you might remember I have been expecting the birth of my daughter this spring and she made her arrival on May 23rd! What a beautiful birth and beautiful little girl she is. This pregnancy has been a roller coaster ride for me and it’s taken a while for me to put my thoughts together…
The last days of pergnancy: A place in between If you are anything like me, being vulnerable in front of others can be very difficult. I can accept openly and tenderly others in their vulnerability, but my own makes me uncomfortable. It typically gets shrouded in jokes and darting eyes. Brushing off of the things…
I found this article today, and while it is a long read, I have to share it. We know that induction increases the risk of cesarean delivery and we also know that many times induction occurs when a women goes over her due date. This article is an in depth look at our flawed way…
I have been meaning to share this video for a long time now, since the baby was born in January, but better late than never, right? This is the really inspiring story of one of my clients journey to having a beautiful homebirth after 3 c-sections. With tons of patience, trust, support and a great…
As I said in a previous post, I will be starting childbirth education classes this spring. I finally have the dates set for my first class series! Birth, Naturally. Will begin Tuesday March 26th at 6:00 pm at the Grand Traverse Commons. This is a 6 week class designed for Mother’s looking to have a…
What a wonderful year 2012 was for me as a Doula. Thank you so much to all the families that welcomed me into their lives! I have so much gratitude for all of you and the amount that you have shared with me. 2013 is shaping up to be a really exciting year as well. …
Just a quick post to say that my email has been down! After my switch over to a new website format I was having some technical difficulties with my email service, but they are all fixed up now. Please feel free to email me at jonelle@awarebeginnings.com
I am changing formats. In this world of continuous information to be shared, there is no simpler way to share up-to-date information than with a blog. I make no promises about how often I will actually be able to update it, but my hope is to have some awesome resources to share with families here. …
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