Birth and Rebirth

Four years ago, I had a baby. Not the kind that stretches your womb but the kind that stretches your soul. My book baby.

The months of gestation—pouring my heart into it, questioning every word, second-guessing every sentence—felt like a pregnancy in itself. And then, the birth… pushing it out into the world, raw and vulnerable, was terrifying. The postpartum? Just as real. Did I do it right? Should I have done it differently? The ache of uncertainty I felt in my bones...

And in that process, I learned something I thought I already knew: No one should birth alone. Not babies. Not books. Not new versions of themselves.

And now, here I am again. In transition. A familiar place, but one that never feels comfortable.

This time, I don’t even know what’s being born yet

• definitely a YouTube channel, I'm really excited about
• an audiobook...
• Many many ideas...

I'm gestating a new way of supporting women beyond birth.

A rebirth of my own? Seems that way.

And here’s the plot twist: You remember how I spent five days in the hospital, pouring love and care into my boyfriend? Well, he broke up with me. After 3 years of supporting him through life and five days of supporting him through possible death at the hospital, he told me... I'm not for him.

So now, I’m not just in business transition—I’m relearning what it means to be alone. To love myself in a way that doesn’t require someone else’s reflection to prove I’m worthy. To hold myself the way I’ve held so many others. And damn, I wish I had a midwife for this.

Someone to whisper, "Eat. Drink. Sleep. I see you. You are loved. You're doing a good job."

Someone to remind me, "This won’t last forever."

Someone to anchor me in the truth that death always precedes rebirth and that what’s on the other side will be more powerful than I can yet imagine.

Maybe you’ve been here too. Maybe you’re here now.

If you could have a midwife through your hardest transitions—through grief, through heartbreak, through stepping into the unknown—what would you need? What would nourish you emotionally, physically, spiritually?

I ask because I want to offer exactly that.

Midwife me by telling me how to best midwife you.

Seriously, please reply, I want to hear your wisdom!

And, of course, if your heart is drawn to supporting others through birth—through the kind of transition I do know inside and out—there are still a few spaces left in my Baby-Led Birth Doula Workshop, March 1st-2nd.

I love you. I see you.

May we all remember that transition is just the bridge to something sacred.

Can't wait to hear back from you!

Sending love,

Geneva