I go to Carriage House Birth Monday through Wednesday until about 1pm, and/or find a way to connect with my partners. I try to exercise after I drop him off or go home to write and practice music. I make breakfast, pack his lunch, then we walk to school. "I meditate and pray in the morning before Cass wakes up. This city keeps us on our toes just the right amount." Window accents. It's non-stop, but we find ways to slow down and be together. "Walking! Bumping into people, the history, the diversity, community. I'm not on-call as much these days, so that'll make it all easier to manage." I'm so excited to see how it'll all work out! I've really never had to do birth work and music at once. I'll be touring a little, teaching doula trainings. "I'm finishing my first full-length record as we speak! It'll be released in the spring. I love watching a family meet their baby. "I love mentoring and meeting new doulas. But I really do have a great community around me, and a co-parent that gets it." It's been very hard to integrate the on-call lifestyle into single parenthood. I take a lot of baths and I ask for space. I've learned how to check my ego, I've learned how take care of myself so I can keep showing up for others, and, of course, my own family." I've learned how to hold space for strangers. "This work has allowed me to be of service. "I've been a doula for about eight years now. I was interested in midwifery before I had my son, but once I gave birth, I realized I wanted to be a doula first and support women in a way I didn't feel I was supported during my experience." "I noticed a huge gap in my care and in the system during my pregnancy and birth. So, yes, it's one big playroom and I'm okay with it! He just has to clean up after himself." It's been through a lot with me." All the pretty tats. Another is a painting of an empty room my mum found at a flea market years ago. One of my favorite pieces of art is a drawing my friend Luke drew for me. It comfortably seats four people and makes you want to sit there for hours, eating roast dinners, soups, and porridge. "I'm a sucker for wide, wood floor boards. It feels like the countryside in England! We're the luckiest. I found a ‘cottage,' built in the mid-1800s. My son got into a school in Clinton Hill, so we wanted to be nearby. Like everyone, I flirted with the idea of upstate New York or L.A., but wasn't quite ready. After living in Williamsburg for 13 years, I just had to get out.
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