My Writing

Below is a sample of my writing. To read my memoir, check out my poetry, and read my latest essays, please subscribe on Substack.

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Surrender.

Much of my hypnobirthing class was about surrendering. Surrendering to the uterus contracting. Surrendering to the pressure of baby descending into the pelvis. Surrendering to the unknowns, to what can’t be planned.

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