Offerings @ Festival of Love

Offerings @ Festival of Love

Posted On: February 2, 2019

Fest of Love is happening Feb 14 – 24 www.festoflove.com The conference runs on Feb 16 and 17 www.festoflove.com/conference. These are videos by some of our presenters explaining their offerings for Fest of Love. Check it out!   Lauryn Huang CEO of Grouvly Feb 14: Stroll of Stories Feb 15: Online Dating Profile Transformation Feb […]

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Resources for Pregnancy after Loss

Posted On: December 3, 2018

This is intended to be a resource list for pregnancy after loss. www.thisisloom.com is a pregnancy, parenting and reproductive empowerment center based in Los Angeles that offers Loss Doula support remotely (via phone or Skype), as well as support groups  stillbirthday.com Willowbrookgriefretreat.com has several sites PALS- pregnancy after loss support https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.com www.artoflife22.com www.consciouslypregnant.com Resources for pregnancy loss in […]

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Review on Angelyn Seet-Loh’s Bradley Method™ of Husband-Coached Childbirth Course

Review on Angelyn Seet-Loh’s Bradley Method™ of Husband-Coached Childbirth Course

Posted On: August 26, 2018

Several years ago, I signed up for Childbirth, Breastfeeding, as well as Post-partum doula training with Childbirth Training, but for personal reasons, I didn’t begin my training. My work supporters of many years and now friends, Linda van Laer (ex doula and counselor now) and Angelyn Seet-Loh (seasoned childbirth educator and birth doula) gently urged […]

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Book Review: Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

Book Review: Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

Posted On: July 7, 2018

This book Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth covers everything a pregnant person might wish to know or should know about the ancient and probably forgotten art of childbirth. It covers how to reduce the pain of labor without drugs (yes it is possible); what really happens during labor; what is orgasmic birth; the necessity […]

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Book Review: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Book Review: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Posted On: July 1, 2018

This book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Completely Revised and Updated 8th Edition is a mammoth book by La Leche League International. A national bestseller, it is fortunately divided into four parts: New Beginnings; Ages and Stages; The Big Questions; and Resources, over many chapters making the book less daunting. The tone and intention behind […]

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Book Review: Husband-Coached Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley, M.D.

Book Review: Husband-Coached Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley, M.D.

Posted On: June 24, 2018

I consider myself very blessed that my friend of many years now and experienced doula, Angelyn Seet-Loh of Tree of Life Birth is licensed to teach The Bradley Method in Singapore. If not for her and her invitation to sit in the childbirth classes she teaches, I would not have come to understand The Bradley […]

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Book Review: Orgasmic Birth by Elizabeth Davis and Debra Pascali-Bonaro

Book Review: Orgasmic Birth by Elizabeth Davis and Debra Pascali-Bonaro

Posted On: June 16, 2018

As a Relationship Counselor and Clinical Sexologist, of course, I heard about Orgasmic Birth – the possibility of experiencing orgasms while giving birth. In fact, it was one of the dissertations presentations I sat through while I was pursuing my doctorate studies. Needless to say, I was intrigued and proceeded to watch the movie Orgasmic […]

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Book Review: Rediscovering Birth

Book Review: Rediscovering Birth

Posted On: May 20, 2018

Written by a social anthropologist, one can expect a multi-cultural and cross-cultural perspective of pregnancy and childbirth in this book Rediscovering Birth. And indeed, the book is chock-a-block filled with all kinds of interesting trivia, facts, figures, personal stories, and anecdotes. The author has done her due diligence combining fieldwork, interviews, and academic research. The […]

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Book Review: Vaginal Birth After Caesarean – The VBAC Handbook

Book Review: Vaginal Birth After Caesarean – The VBAC Handbook

Posted On: May 13, 2018

This book is for women who are seeking a concise reference book having had caesarean births previously, and now exploring the possibility of having a vaginal birth. They might have doubts and questions about the feasibility. The book can be separated into two parts; with the first dispelling myths around the risks around vaginal birth […]

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Book Review: Three Minus One – Stories of Parents’ Love and Loss

Book Review: Three Minus One – Stories of Parents’ Love and Loss

Posted On: May 6, 2018

Three Minus One: Parents’ Stories of Love and Loss contains essays, poems, photos and artwork from parents who have lost a child. Written by parents who underwent different circumstances leading to the loss stillbirth, miscarriage, or neonatal death, the reader will get a glimpse into their inner world – thoughts, feelings, and actions. Those who […]

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