Safe Places

Thinking about safe places.

That feeling after you’ve had an exhausting day and sink into the familiarity of your own sheets.

If you’re lucky, where your body and mind is able to surrender and shed the skin of the day. Allowing you to drift into a gentle space of being held.

Lingering between awakeness and drifting away to the evening sea.

I’d never considered this to be as much of a privilege as I do now.

In birth, a sense of safety is so important. It helps our body to let go, trust and be open.

Feeling watched, judged or pressured will only create resistance to the process and potentially limit your body’s natural urges to help. That’s why your birthing environment is imperative.

Think about what safety looks like for you now. How would this translate into your birthing environment? Think about sounds, visuals, the people present, touch. How can you be held?