Birth Story Processing

These one-hour sessions serve as a safe, judgment-free container for you to explore your prior birth experience(s) with the support of an experienced midwife who has worked within both hospital and home settings. Regardless of how smooth or traumatic your birth was, there is so much to excavate from the profound and transformative experience of birth. In our time together, you will have the space to share and process your singular and sacred story. If relevant, you will be able to ask questions and perhaps glean insight into what happened and why. As a team, we will attempt to untangle any parts of your experience that feel confusing through the lens of physiology and the routine interventions of the Medical Industrial Complex— without toxic positivity or platitudes, but also with compassion and a lens that seeks to disrupt self-blame.

 These sessions may be for you if you:

• have unresolved questions about why your birth went the way it did.

• find yourself ruminating on specific moments from your birth.

• need to process the discrepancy between your expectations of birth and its reality.

• have feelings of self-blame or shame around the way your birth unfolded (and you want to understand unequivocally that none of it was your fault!). 

• have felt unsupported, unseen, or unheard in birth or postpartum.

• have discussed your birth with others but have been unsatisfied because the conversations lacked the relevant "medical" knowledge to contextualize and comment meaningfully on your experience.

• are currently expecting a subsequent baby and are experiencing flashbacks of unsettling moments from your previous birth(s).

• crave a fresh perspective on your birth story.

• actually loved your birth and just want a midwife to enthusiastically reinforce and celebrate with you how badass you are!

Wherever you are, I am here to meet you, support you, and affirm your capacity and strength in this process.

While it is important to understand that this is not therapy, we will also explore tools you might use to integrate your experience, and encourage you to find the support and resources you need to heal any birth trauma that may be present.

The cost of a virtual session is $150, with discount packages available for multiple sessions.  If you are working through substantial birth trauma, please consider booking two or more sessions so we can truly dive into the work together. 

I believe all humans have the right to heal, and to be affirmed, validated, and celebrated, so I do offer sliding scale options for individuals in need, particularly from historically and systematically oppressed groups (BIPOC, LGBTQIA, etc). Please inquire in the form below if this is you! Those with ample resources who wish to support others who can't financially access this kind of care may pay it forward by offering above the $150 fee as a contribution to the scholarship fund.

In-person sessions are also available in NYC for $200.

Scheduling

To schedule, please fill out the form below. I'll then send you a link where you can purchase and schedule our time together. I can't wait to work with you!