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Fifteen Years That Echoed
Anne Frank lived only fifteen years. Fifteen. She never reached adulthood.Never saw her diary published.Never knew her words would travel across the world. She wrote in hiding.She wrote without certainty.She wrote without knowing if anyone would ever read her pages. (She often wrote about one day wanting to be a writer) And yet she wrote…
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Saturday at the Thrift Store:
The Music Behind Intention Last weekend I took a small trip with a friend to a local thrift store. It was the kind of place filled with narrow aisles and quiet clutter—rows of old kitchen appliances that I had last seen in my grandmother’s kitchen, shelves of mismatched mugs, boxes of faded board games, and…
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Walking ⬅️➡️ Through Grief
Overcoming Infant Loss The death of a baby after birth is one of the most devastating experiences a family can face. Infant loss occurs when a baby dies after being born, whether hours, days, or months later. Unlike miscarriage earlier in pregnancy, parents may have already held their baby, cared for them, and begun building…
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Before the Test
Preconception Reflection & the Wisdom of Rilke A Doula’s Guide to Listening to Your Life Before Pregnancy Begins Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet is a small but powerful book composed of ten letters written between 1902 and 1908. A young aspiring poet named Franz Kappus had reached out to Rilke for guidance,…
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To Be or Not to Be… Pregnant?
The Hidden Responsibility Women Carry Between Pregnancy and Possibility “To be or not to be.” Shakespeare gives Hamlet this line at a moment when he is suspended between action and inaction, torn between suffering through the pain he feels or ending it altogether. In the play, Hamlet has just learned that his father was murdered,…
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Frankenstein, Reproductive Power & the Responsibility of Creation
An Open-Thought Reflection for Women at the Crossroads of Choice (For Women Not Currently Pregnant – Possibly Waiting on Results…) Yesterday, I finished reading Frankenstein — Mary Shelley’s original 1818 novel — and I was struck not just by its gothic power, but by how deeply it speaks to reproduction, creation, and the fear that…
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Reclaiming Your Reproductive Autonomy
Empowered Choices: Reclaiming Your Reproductive Autonomy Dear Black Woman, Note: Let me set the stage a little bit. This message is written only for the women landing here because they are seeking abortion services — not for the general public. Something brought you here, and this message is for you. (This isn’t focused on situations…
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Top Abortion Options Before Viability
What You Need to Know 🌸 If you’re considering an abortion, it helps to know the most common options available before fetal viability. In California (2025), there are safe, legal choices whether you’re early in your pregnancy or a bit further along. 1️⃣ Medication Abortion (Abortion Pill) 2️⃣ Aspiration Abortion (Suction/Vacuum) 3️⃣ Dilation and Curettage…
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Walking ⬅️➡️ Through Grief
Overcoming Miscarriage Miscarriage is one of the most common yet least openly discussed experiences in pregnancy. Medically, miscarriage is defined as the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks, and it occurs in an estimated 10–20% of known pregnancies. Despite how frequently it happens, many women experience miscarriage quietly and often without the support that…
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Honoring Adriana Smith and the Complexities of Reproductive Autonomy
What Adriana Smith’s Case Teaches Us About Bodily Autonomy and the Power of a Will: (By a Full Spectrum Doula Who Supports Women Through Life’s Deepest Transitions) As a full spectrum doula, my role is to support women and families through some of life’s most profound transitions. The recent case of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old…