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subliminally free and hair like tree roots I walk the paths of the ancient ones, nature is my church
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midwifeinwaiting
Women have always been healers. They were the unlicensed doctors and anatomists. They were abortionists, nurses and counselors. They were the pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs, and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They were midwives, traveling from home to home and village to village. For centuries women were doctors without degrees, barred from books and lectures, learning from each other, and passing on experience from neighbor to neighbor and mother to daughter. They were called “wise women” by the people, witches or charlatans by the authorities. Medicine is part of our heritage as women, our history, our birthright.

Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English, “Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women" (via midwifeinwaiting)

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ttc-after-miscarriage

Don't be a dick...

‘I get that miscarriages are hard, I’ve personally never had one but blah blah blah’.

Then no, you don’t get how hard losing a baby is. If you haven’t been through it, then you truly do not fucking get it. Don’t spout your shit about how you don’t understand why people get so upset about it, if you don’t know a thing. As soon as you find out you’re pregnant, your whole life changes. Everything’s different, the future is different. It doesn’t matter if you were 7 weeks or more, finding out your baby has died is one of the hardest things ever. It feels like the rug has been pulled out from under you. All your hopes and dreams, the future you thought you had, ripped away from you in a single moment. Not only do you have to endure the horrible mental and emotional trauma of this, but you also go through a lot physically.

The cramps I had were close to the contractions I had with Melody. The pain was absolutely horrendous. I ended up having pregnancy tissue stuck in my cervix and I went into shock, and I needed to go to hospital, I could have died.

And then to make things even better, IF you manage to get pregnant again, the whole wonderful pregnancy experience has been taken away from you, as you worry every second of every day. You’re filled with with overwhelming anxiety and dread constantly and you’re just waiting for the moment to find out you have lost another baby.

It doesn’t matter how early the pregnancy was, how long you knew about it, it still hurts. It doesn’t matter the reasons behind it, if it was meant to be or not, it still fucking hurts. It doesn’t matter how many kids you had before the loss, or how many you’ll have after, there will always be that hole that won’t ever be filled.

So to people out there that are too ignorant to let people grieve and deal with the loss of their baby, here’s a big FUCK YOU!!

And just to make things clear, this isn’t aimed at everyone who hasn’t suffered a loss. Most people don’t understand the pain if they haven’t been through it, but they aren’t fucking rude about it.

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I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they’ve forgotten their surroundings. I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with people and their honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns and their smeared makeup and their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words.

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wolfstravelsinmind
A dying friend once told me, ‘I wish I hadn’t spent so many Mondays wishing it were Friday. I also wish I had made better use of those Fridays, for better stories on Monday.’

A Wolf’s Thoughts  (via forebidden)

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agirlnamedally
If you feel too much, there’s still a place for you here. If you feel too much, don’t go. It this world is too painful, stop and rest. It’s okay to stop and rest. If you need a break, it’s okay to say you need a break. This life –it’s not a contest, not a race, not a performance, not a thing that you win. It’s okay to slow down. You are here for more than grades, more than a job, more than a promotion, more than keeping up, more than getting by.This life is not about status or opinion or appearance. You don’t have to fake it. You do not have to fake it. Other people feel this way too. If your heart is broken, it’s okay to say your heart is broken. If you feel stuck, it’s okay to say you feel stuck. If you can’t let go, it’s okay to say you can’t let go.You are not alone in these places. Other people feel how you feel. You are more than just your pain. You are more than wounds, more than drugs, more than death and silence.There is still some time to be surprised. There is still some time to ask for help. There is still some time to start again. There is still some time for love to find you. It’s not too late. You’re not alone. It’s okay –whatever you need and however long it takes- its okay. It’s okay. If you feel too much, there’s still a place for you here. If you feel too much, don’t go. There is still some time.

Jamie Tworkowski (via agirlnamedally)