I was a little girl in the north at the far edge of a zone where summer darkness began long after bedtime

The first time I visited a community birth center I cried. I didn’t cry when I saw the beautiful sparkling clean birthing rooms that...

I’ve never tried to write a blog on the brink of genocide.  I don’t believe I can.

A few weeks ago I helped bring together a small group of birth justice leaders from around the country ... We began by dancing.

A few weeks ago, in divine mystery, I lost my father and my brother on the same day.

Last year, a brilliant and beloved movement leader passed, far younger than any of us ever imagined.

My first impulse going into this year was, How can I do more?

I have no words in this new moon, other than those I can sing.

I received a call at a little before midnight. I was asleep. My 14-year old daughter had just crawled into my bed after studying late ...

Last week I traveled to a small gathering of some core partners. One of them mentioned, in passing, his "blind spot" and how he's learning

I like to measure my days in delight. The delight of roosters crowing in the morning twilight, as I lie cozy in my bed...

A new friend here loves to walk at sunrise, before the heat. We walk and he points out the plants that have been with him since childhood ..

My friend and badass organizer Maria says the only thing she really cares about is kindness ...

This past week, as my friends and family in Detroit and New York struggled to breath with northern wildfire smoke billowing in ..

Last weekend I entered a room of Elder Black Midwives, into a realm of power and spirit that I’ve rarely, if ever experienced in my life.

In many Spanish-speaking countries, “dar a luz” means to give birth. In English, the words “dar a luz” translate beautifully ...

While a sprout lifting its head from the soil brings me to tears, and I once wrote a poem about a cucumber in my container garden ...

2.20.23 New Moon I’m a little behind on my 2023 intention setting. I usually spend the first week of January reflecting on the past year...

1.21.23 New Moon I don’t believe that I really know anything unless I physically experience it. And, even then, meaning only comes when I...

I'm staying open to where I need to be, to who I need to be. I'm choosing wonder over certainty, possibility over control ...