by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | May 29, 2026 | Labor, Parenting, Personal Stories, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Birth doesn’t always end when the baby is born. For many people, there’s a period afterward where the mind keeps returning to moments from labor and delivery—replaying conversations, sensations, decisions, or emotions while trying to make sense of the experience as a...
by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | May 16, 2026 | Care Providers, Postpartum, Pregnancy
May is Maternal Mental Health Month, and it always makes me think about how much of this work is happening quietly, underneath everything people can see. Pregnancy and the transition into parenthood is often spoken about in terms of physical milestones and...
by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | Apr 27, 2026 | Labor, Personal Stories, Postpartum, Pregnancy
There is a stretch of time in a person’s life that doesn’t always get named for what it truly is. It begins, for some, with the thought of becoming—with fertility, with trying, with waiting, with wondering, with questions that don’t always have immediate answers. And...
by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | Apr 10, 2026 | Labor, Personal Stories
There are moments in birth where things don’t unfold the way someone imagined. Not all at once, and not always in a way that’s easy to name in the moment. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s after hours of labor, or quiet conversations, or a growing awareness that...
by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | Mar 18, 2026 | Care Providers
World Doula Week invites us to pause and recognize a role that has quietly existed for generations—one rooted in presence, trust, and support. A doula is often described in simple terms: someone who provides emotional, physical, and informational support during...
