Check out this amazing rock sculpture from Ghost Ranch, NM, where I recently attended an advanced training for Birthing From Within: She looks just like an ancient birth goddess…
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Ancient Birth Goddess
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bellingham doula, birth goddess on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Planting Seeds with Children
Posted in Mothering, Uncategorized, tagged bellingham doula, children's empowerment, mama time, MamaTime, Mary Burgess, mother seeds, planting seeds, seeds of empowerment, time with children on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I walk my children to and from school each day. Well, walk, ride bikes, scooter, whatever. But we get there slowly, at their pace. It is a great time to connect. Busy life aside, it is our time together: no phones, no computer, lots of fresh air and moving through weather together.
My daughters are getting [...]
Postpartum Recipes: Lactation Cookies
Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Birth Diva, LLC for this recipe… enjoy, and happy breastfeeding!
This is a recipe that has been floating around for years. I am including options to make it vegan too. If you need a boost in your milk supply, give them a try. It is the yeast and oats that are doing the [...]
Please note new email address
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bellingham birth, bellingham doula, doula services bellingham wa, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess, new email life song perinatal services, new email mary burgess on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello,
This has been a frustrating morning… to say the least. It seems that someone has stolen my hotmail account, and is sending notes to everyone on my list that I am stranded in England or some damn place and asking everyone to send money quick.
May whoever did this endure a lifetime of curses and discomforts…
If [...]
Benefit X Benefit 2/15/09 for Mother Baby Center
Posted in Bellingham Birth Community, Uncategorized, tagged Bellingham, bellingham doula, bellingham food bank, Benefit X, comedstic violence and sexual assault services, kid's council northwest, Mary Burgess, Mother Baby Center, sean humphrey house, WA on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the eleventh year BENEFIT X will be hosting our annual
fundraiser and auction in Bellingham. Our event is made possible by
the ongoing support of our dedicated, all-volunteer team and the
community business partners who are able to contribute each year. In
2008 BENEFIT X donated a total of $12,000 to local charities, and we
hope to continue [...]
Postpartum Eating and Favorite Recipes
Posted in Birth Healing, postpartum, tagged bellingham doula, eating and breastfeeding, fighting postpartum blues, life song, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess, new mama food, postpartum eating, postpartum eating and favorite recipes, preparing food for new mothers on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome, Mama! Want some delicious, nourishing, and comforting things to eat? Or are you preparing food for a new mama and her family?
First, ask yourself: What were some of your favorite, most cherished meals when you were a kid? Maybe those meals that Mom made for you when you were sick, or something that [...]
Postpartum Meal Delivery – Doodle It!
Posted in Exciting Information, Uncategorized, tagged Bellingham, bellingham doula, doodle.com, doula, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess, meals for mama, meals for new mamas, meals for new parents, mothering the mother, new mother care, postpartum meal delivery, WA on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wondering how to set up a postpartum meal delivery for yourself or for a new family? Here is a fantastic way – Doodle It!
Recently, a friend of mine had a baby, and a woman set up this meal service for her. Here is how you do it:
1. The creator of the meal train should goto: [...]
Happy 2009!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bellingham doula, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wishing you Peace, Joy, and Bliss in 2009!!
With love from the Burgess Family: Mary, Don, Emma & Margaret
MamaTime! Personal Renewal Group
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bellingham moms groups, bellinghamdoula, Life Song Perinatal Services, mama time, MamaTime, Mary Burgess, mother self care, mothers circles, personal renewal group, renee trudeau, the mother's guide to self-renewal on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mama Time! Self-Renewal Mother’s Circle is a group of women, who gather together one morning per month to “fill their own cup” so that it might overflow to all those around them. Based on Renee Trudeau’s book, The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal (www.reneetrudeau.com), mamas all around the country are investing in themselves, where they have [...]
