Mama Possum Doula

Had a wonderful time learning new songs + trying out song leading with Sarina Partridge and Jordan Edelheit over the weekend! This training empowered us participants to facilitate Singing the Circle groups, leading songs for pregnant, postpartum folks & birthworkers in community. Excited to keep learning!

A special joy is visiting a family for the first time postpartum. The last time I saw them, they had just birthed a brand new baby. In the days between birth + the first postpartum visit, the enormity of their transformation begins to sink in. They are adjusting, settling, healing, learning all about the child they have welcomed.

And I bring them cookies. A reminder to eat, encouragement to nourish their bodies with yummy food that they enjoy (and can eat one handed!)

My lactation cookie recipe is simple, easily made with my own baby sleeping on my back. It is vegan, dairy-free (until I add the optional chocolate chips 😉) and egg free. I can also make them gluten free!

A sweet postpartum reconnection, in the comfort of your own home, days after birth, AND cookies. All included for every birth doula client I support.

Possum + Pups Morning Village is back! Join me at Rumpus Room Studios (3318 E. Lake St. Unit 2, Minneapolis) on Thursday mornings (9am-12pm).

This is a free/donation-based drop-in group for pregnant people + families with babies/toddlers, to connect, play with their kids, meet other families, find support/resources/referrals, and have a tea/snack.

See you there!

Happy Father’s Day ❤️

To all the dads setting up oversized tents for tiny people that sleep like starfish, hiking slow enough for little feet to keep up, swaying + shushing for contact naps huddled under bug nets, doing all the paddling + steering so we all stay in the canoe…

To all the dads who are out there dad-ing, happy Father’s Day to you too. ❤️

Next community gathering is Thursday June 25, 9am-12pm! Bring yourself + your baby/toddler to connect with other pregnant + postpartum folks. We'll have toys + space for the kids to play while adults chat + connect over light refreshments.

Hosted at Rumpus Room Studios at 3318 E Lake St. Unit 2 in Minneapolis. Off-street parking. There are several steps to walk up into the space.

Preparing postpartum sitz baths for upcoming clients’ postpartum times. My little helper napping on my back.

Soaking in a bath postpartum is incredibly soothing, supportive of healing + a lovely way to rest while your body recovers. The herbs in these sitz baths promote tissue healing in various ways, and they also smell good!

These herbal sitz bath sachets are gifted to my birth doula clients, and are also available for purchase! DM me for details!

Join me for a perinatal community connection group on Tuesday June 9 at the Rumpus Studio, 3318 E Lake St. in Minneapolis. We’ll have a comfortable space to relax + connect with other families, toys for little ones + light refreshments.

Have questions about feeding, baby sleep, babywearing, or anything else in postpartum/newborn life? Want ideas from other parents who are currently “in it” with you? Referrals to vetted prenatal/postpartum professionals in the neighborhood? We’ve got your back!

Craniosacral therapy practitioner in the making here!

Over the last week I attended an Upledger Institute craniosacral therapy 1 class, learning the foundations of this bodywork modality, basic techniques & practicing practicing practicing with my fellow learners.

I’m grateful to have another tool in my toolbox to offer clients gentle & relaxing touch during pregnancy + birth.