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amyobrien
  • Dec 19, 2019
  • 5 min

Re-Emerging From Early Motherhood [How long does it take?]

We don't really prepare for this part. This motherhood part. We might prepare to optimise the conception. To optimise the pregnancy. We...

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amyobrien
  • Sep 29, 2019
  • 8 min

The Second Arrow in Labour [an important conversation about amplifying and resolving pain]

The Second Arrow is a Buddhist teaching. I'll briefly outline my understanding of it here, but mostly I want to get to the juicy work of...

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amyobrien
  • May 20, 2019
  • 3 min

Believe Her

As a society, when a woman speaks her needs, we just don't listen. Instead we encourage her to push through. To stick to deadlines and...

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amyobrien
  • Apr 28, 2019
  • 1 min

Anxiety : A Lesson

I grapple with anxiety. It is a foe and a friend. Sometimes it stops me from being in the present moment. Other times it is the very...

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amyobrien
  • Mar 19, 2019
  • 1 min

We Are The Goddess Rising

I penned an Ode to International Womens Day recently. It haunts me in the best kind of way. So I want to share it with you here. Try...

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amyobrien
  • Dec 16, 2018
  • 2 min

Meeting Power and Grace

I met Power first. At least I thought. I controlled every thing. Held firm. Aimed for perfection. Inflexible and stubborn. High...

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amyobrien
  • Dec 14, 2018
  • 1 min

I didn't enjoy pregnancy. I'm okay with that.

I didn't particularly enjoy being pregnant. I felt huge gratitude. But I didn't enjoy it. As multi-layered women I believe both things...

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amyobrien
  • Dec 3, 2018
  • 3 min

Navigating postpartum Part 2: keeping the things that bring you home

This is one of the most useful things we can do in pregnancy: to explore what brings us home. Because chances are, they always will. To...

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amyobrien
  • Dec 2, 2018
  • 2 min

Navigating postpartum Part 1: releasing the limits we think we have

When we step from maiden to mother a lot of things change. Fast. I have spent the last few years thinking about how we can possibly care...

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amyobrien
  • Nov 23, 2018
  • 2 min

My friend Overwhelm : Rewriting a familiar narrative

I've been dancing with a flighty feeling of overwhelm. Each cell of my body like its own untethered helium balloon. Suddenly, it feels...

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amyobrien
  • Nov 22, 2018
  • 3 min

How to be present with a woman breastfeeding in public

I didn't know how to show up for a woman that was breastfeeding in public before I had kids. I was so uncertain of what I could offer as...

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amyobrien
  • Nov 21, 2018
  • 2 min

You've got a lot on your plate. Read this. Please.

I learnt this lesson from motherhood. But it's something I'll keep remembering forever. This applies to every person who has a lot on...

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amyobrien
  • Nov 5, 2018
  • 2 min

Shitty Days are Progress Days

Shitty days, or shitty hours in otherwise unremarkable days, get a bad rap. Understandably. They're pretty tough places in be in. But...

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