Tag: labyrinth
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Fully weaned
Something that I have found to be true about motherhood is that I am never truly prepared for the next phase, whatever that may be. And that blows my mind because I am surrounded by other moms and people who have walked in these shoes before me but still I feel unprepared. As if the…
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Multifaceted
Learning how to love myself genuinely is proving to be one of the more challenging lessons I’ve been faced with. (And I mean love, not tolerate.) There’s a difference between looking at yourself in a mirror and truly seeing yourself for who you are, flaws and all. It’s easy to fall victim to the mindset…
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Life after birth
When people talk about their birth story occasionally you’ll hear a resentful tone in their voice. They might speak of their labor being too long, or maybe there were too many interventions for their liking, or it was too painful, or the epidural didn’t take, or the Pitocin made it too intense, and the list…
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Labyrinth of birth
Upon finding out that you’re pregnant, you begin to enter into a labyrinth that will lead you to birth and beyond. You walk in with big emotions ranging from utter excitement to sheer terror, knowing very well you’re entire life it about to change. Now a labyrinth is different from a maze. There’s only one…
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Silenced
I was one made to believe that I was “too much to handle”. My Emotions, Perspective, Tone, Daily struggles, Mental battles, What I wanted, What I needed, How I handled things, All of this was deemed Too Much. Your life takes a unusual shift when you find out that people who love you view you…
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Exposure
Exposure: To the parts of my body that I wish would change To the toxic thoughts I often experience To the toxic society that implants images and ideas in our minds at such a young age Exposure: To the negativity To the discomfort To the illusion And to the phobias Laying in bed last night,…
The Sacred Body 