Laura & Janardan, parents of Achintya
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Pregnancy was fascinating, and birth was a miracle. Even today, we look at Achintya and find it hard to believe that he grew up as a part of Laura and came from her.
Birthing was an experience beyond words. And having Karen there with us was a gift beyond expectation We remember how she was entirely with us through the intense 35 hours. We remember how she encouraged us both, and kept us going. We remember how Karen helped us out when things got rough, and how she cried with me when I was overwhelmed. We had developed a bond – not a customer/provider relationship, but a bond that ties friends together. |
Elizabeth, mother of Scarlet
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This was my first pregnancy and a time of anxiety as well as anticipation. I had so many questions to ask, so many niggling worries and while I knew the kind of birth I wanted, I didn’t know how to make it a reality.
Karen immediately put me at ease with her calm professionalism. She was supportive of my needs and provided a reassuring presence throughout my pregnancy, the birth and postpartum. |
April Coburn, mother of two beautiful boys
Who everyday remind me that they are not just children, but Zen masters.
I feel so blessed to have found Karen before the birth of my first child. Her confidence in me as a birthing woman and trust in the birthing process gave me the courage to prepare for a peaceful birth at home.
As a result, both of my sons have enjoyed beautiful births in the loving and calm environment of our home as their first experience of this world.
I cherish these memories, and my heart is forever grateful to women like Karen who work to allow women the freedom to birth at home.
For this is the place which most honors the needs and expectations of the incarnating spirit.
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I feel so blessed to have found Karen before the birth of my first child. Her confidence in me as a birthing woman and trust in the birthing process gave me the courage to prepare for a peaceful birth at home.
As a result, both of my sons have enjoyed beautiful births in the loving and calm environment of our home as their first experience of this world. I cherish these memories, and my heart is forever grateful to women like Karen who work to allow women the freedom to birth at home. For this is the place which most honors the needs and expectations of the incarnating spirit. |
Sunshine Webster-Latshaw
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I could not imagine trusting my birth to anyone else. I watched my mother give birth to 5 of my 8 siblings, each one a very different and beautiful experience.
Watching her strength in birth helped me determine that I would have my own children at home. After observing and experiencing birth first hand from such an early age I learned that I could trust my own body and mind to deliver my babies. I also got to see her work with women in such a confident, respectful and knowledgable manner and knew from a young age she would be my midwife |
