mindset
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” -Rumi
My Birth, and Rebirth, with a Change of Heart BY
KELSEY
My birth stories from my own birth, to the births of my two children, are about my change of heart from a place of neglect to a space of surrender and openness. Through my story, I hope you will discover that space for yourself.
BUDGE
I invite you to put your hand over your heart What are your beliefs about birth? Do you
and feel how your body responds as you
feel strongly about getting an epidural,
read my words. Notice what thoughts
going unmedicated, or having a cesarean?
surface and perhaps write them down. Do
Or maybe you feel very open and go with the
they reflect a piece of your truth? Whether
flow? What does a “perfect” birth look like
you are deep in birth preparation or years
to you? How can you feel a sense of safety
postpartum, what is revealed may lead you
throughout your birthing experience?
to your change of heart.
WOMANBEEWELL
• MAY/JUNE
2021
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