Tag: death

• Birthwork

  

  I learned a couple of things from being a birthworker- 

  Sami Zabner

  October 7, 2022

  birth, body acceptance, breastfeeding, mental health, motherhood, woman

  2022, animals, anxiety, birth, blogging, breathe, death, depression, duality, earth, emotional, emotions, iamwoman, kindness, labor, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood, yoga

• Dark poetry

  

  We are so quick to close the door after an experience.  We allow the small details to fester and disintegrate within our own bodies and minds.  But why not keep that door open and allow others to see in? Why not allow others to watch the unfolding and unraveling?  Not because I think it’s important…

  Sami Zabner

  September 30, 2022

  2020, 2022, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, woman, yoga

  2022, animals, anxiety, birth, blogging, breathe, death, depression, duality, earth, emotional, emotions, iamwoman, kindness, labor, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, photography, plants, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood, yoga

• Island

  

  Darkness courses through my veins just as light emanates from my body.  I see, feel, process, internalize, and communicate differently than some others, and sometimes I feel like an island.  People can see my silhouette from a distance but upon getting closer they just can’t grasp the complexities of what is before them.  My emotions…

  Sami Zabner

  September 29, 2022

  2022, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, mental health, motherhood, woman, yoga

  2022, animals, anxiety, birth, blogging, death, depression, duality, earth, emotional, emotions, iamwoman, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

• Animals

  

  We communicate with animals without even realizing that we’re having full blown conversations. This nonverbal connection that we share is so intricate and intimate, yet so simple. All we have to do is choose to listen. Often times we speak for them, or at them, rather than allowing them the space to truly get across…

  Sami Zabner

  September 28, 2022

  2020, animals, art, body acceptance, empowerment, mental health, motherhood, nature, rescueanimals, woman

  animals, anxiety, death, depression, duality, earth, life, mental health, motherhood, natural, nature, photos, plants, rebirth, rough, woman

• Alternative storytelling #9

  

  The color green is all around; giving us life and nutrients and security. It carries the vibration for growth, health, and rebirth.

  Sami Zabner

  September 17, 2022

  expression, motherhood, mushrooms, nature, ocean, photography, plants, rocks, sun, trees, woman

  anxiety, birth, blogging, death, depression, duality, earth, edges, fire, green, landscapes, life, mental health, mushrooms, mycology, natural, nature, ocean, photo, photographs, photography, photos, plants, poetry, rough, soft, terrain, texture

• Fight, flight, or freeze

  

  I’m relentlessly tossed around in the rush of a wave pool (constructed by my own choices) begging for the machine to turn off. Lifeguards watch from the sidelines, mistaking my fearful face with a face of adrenaline. I want to get out. I can’t gain my footing even though the ground isn’t far from my…

  Sami Zabner

  September 16, 2022

  2022, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, nature, trees, woman, yoga

  anxiety, birth, blogging, death, depression, drown, duality, emotional, kindness, life, mental health, mood, motherhood, movement, ocean, photographs, postpartum, rebirth, relatable, respect, waves, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

• Limited language

  

  There are times when I want to claw my skin off.  Not necessarily to get rid of the skin that I wear but more so to release what I feel is trapped inside.  I have found that words cannot properly express what it is that I’m trying to convey, and because of that I feel…

  Sami Zabner

  September 14, 2022

  2022, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, motherhood, nature, photography, trees, woman, yoga

  2022, animals, anxiety, birth, blogging, breathe, death, depression, duality, earth, emotional, emotions, iamwoman, life, mama, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, story, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

• Boundaries

  

  I never knew of boundaries when I was younger.  That word didn’t really exist in my vocabulary.  Our family, and close knit community, was seemingly nonchalant and carefree about boundaries (or lack thereof). In fact, I’m not sure I even heard that word (used in such a context) until I was in my 20’s and…

  Sami Zabner

  September 12, 2022

  art, body acceptance, empowerment, expression, mental health, woman, yoga

  anxiety, birth, breathe, death, depression, duality, earth, expression, iamwoman, life, mental health, motherhood, movement, nature, poetry, postpartum, pregnancy, rebirth, relatable, respect, rough, woman, woman poetry, womanhood

• Alternative storytelling #8

  

  In all honesty, I am speechless when it comes to trees. Enjoy these pictures of trees in the Pacific Northwest & happy Sunday. **all photos were taken by me**

  Sami Zabner

  September 11, 2022

  animals, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, nature, ocean, photography, plants, rocks, sun, trees

  animals, anxiety, arboretum, big giants, blogging, death, depression, duality, earth, green, life, mental health, natural, nature, Oregon, photo, photographs, photography, photos, pnw, poetry, redwood, rocks, rough, snow, soft, terrain, texture, tree, tree lover, trees

• Alternative storytelling #7

  

  Rocky terrain. **all photos were taken by me**

  Sami Zabner

  September 10, 2022

  animals, art, empowerment, expression, kindness, mental health, nature, ocean, photography, plants, rocks, wolf

  anxiety, death, depression, duality, earth, edges, green, poetry, landscapes, mental health, mountains, mycology, natural, nature, ocean, photo, photographs, photography, photos, plants, respect, rocks, rocky, rough, soft, terrain, texture