If you got the 90s PSA reference, I see you. Remember the old "This is your brain on drugs" commercial with the frying egg? No? Just me? Cool cool cool. Let's talk about what sleep deprivation actually does to a relationship. How To Stay Connected There is a very specific moment in early parenthood when you look at your partner across a dimly lit room at 2:14AM and think "Who are we right now?" You love each other, obviously, But you're also exhausted, slightly feral, and bei

As a doula, I am most often walking alongside families who are continuing their pregnancies. I support births. I support postpartum. I support the wild, beautiful transformation into parenthood. And I am firmly, unapologetically in support of reproductive autonomy. Supporting people in whatever they choose is rooted in valuing bodily autonomy. People deserve accurate information, safe care, and the ability to make decisions about their own lives without coercion, shame, or po

In my childbirth prep classes, I say this all the time: Oxytocin is like a 13-year-old girl on Valentine's Day. She thrives on dim lighting. She swoons over dark chocolate. She loves feeling safe and adored. But introduce stress? Bright lights? Judgment? She shuts down. And here's the part most people don't realize: Oxytocin is not just the "love hormone." It is the hormone that drives labor so when we talk about support in birth, it's not just for vibes. It is physiologicall