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The next Meet the Doulas event is scheduled for April 1st!!! I hope to see you there! It's a great opportunity to sit down and talk with network members and get more information about all things pregnancy and birth. This particular event is gonna be extra special (to me at least) because it's the first Meet the Doulas event that I will actually be a network member. Mary Duke LCCE, owner of My Sunshine Birth Services and network manager, recently introduced two new members to

Today marks the beginning of World Doula Week! What is World Doula Week? You might ask? Here is some info for you straight from the World Doula Week Facebook Page! Visit the page by clicking the graphic for #worlddoulaweek above! World Doula Week takes place annually on March 22-28 worldwide. This year our theme is #doulasbenefiteveryone The purpose of World Doula Week ("WDW") is to empower doulas all over the world to improve the physiological, social, emotional, and psychol

Today is the day that I go on call for the next family that I am so honored to be able to tell the story of their birth and their journey to bring their little one earthside. People say ... Photographing births must be amazing!!!! IT IS. Absolutely 100% amazing. But you can't really say just that ... there is a certain level of commitment and life organization to anyone who serves families as a birth professional. This includes photographers, midwives and doulas ... even lact

We were honored to be listed among 20 amazing photographers in the Bowling Green area on the Hulafrog Hotlist for Photographers! How cool is that? Thanks Hulafrog for the mention! I found the cool graphic above (that is a clickable link to the hulafrog website) so that you could learn more about this awesome online resource for families in our area! Go check it out! #hulafrogbg #homebirthphotographer #birthphotographer #birthphotography #bowlinggreenky #bowlinggreenkyphotogra

The birth community, EVERY birth photographer and every parent in the history of the world is outraged with this story that is circulating and spreading like wildfire on social media. I've been contacted three times, every group I'm in is buzzing with anger and news channels are picking up this nonsense. The word in the birth community is that this is completely a hoax. It's been presented as a person who is purposefully creating turmoil in an effort to go viral. What a sad s

Announcements are so much fun!! Especially when you get the opportunity to plan an announcement with sweet, funny folks like Holly, Kevin and Brycen. It was hard to keep this one a secret as I was SOOO excited. But I always am :) What about Brycen rocking that Tula? He's going to be an amazing big brother! I can't wait to follow through this pregnancy with you guys and watch your family grow. Thank you for choosing me to tell your birth story! #pregnancyannouncement #tula #br

When Krystalin contacted me to ask if I would like to attend and photograph her Blessingway, I of course said yes ... THEN .. I googled Blessingway :) According to Google .. and various websites, A blessingway is an old Navajo (native American) ceremony, which celebrates a woman's rite of passage into motherhood. According to Sam .. it was a beautiful gathering of amazing women offering their love, prayers and positive affirmations for the mother to be in preparation for her

I had the pleasure to be introduced to these lovely people who at the time were expecting "Green Bean Thompson". (Green bean has since been born) I was dying to do some shots in the snow so I posted on FB and the next day .. there they were. It's so beautiful to see two people so in love with each other and their baby. Just by spending a few minutes with them it was obvious how much love they share. We walked around Fountain Square Park and snapped some lovely pictures! More