Rites of Passage- Let the conversation begin

Julie Hughes — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:15:20 GMT

I am honored to be one of the Mindful Mama community members is watching, tagging, and classifying all of the 20+ amazing interviews for our Rites of Passage series, (to be launched on Mother's Day).

I come from a background of being registered as a homebirth midwife. I have to say that my path to get here was long and winding. Over the course of my training I found myself working in a hospital in New Zealand, at a Birth Center in Denver and then in lovely ladies homes, all with the goal of becoming a midwife. I experienced nearly every realm of the birth setting and came to my own conclusion on how and where I would like to help women welcome their babies and in turn where I would like to have my own babies.

What does any of this have to do with the Rites of Passage interviews you may ask? Watching so many different practitioners including ObGyn's, CNM's, CPM's, Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Herbalists, Hula Hoop enthusiasts, Chiropractors and on and on has left me with such a large smile on my face. I feel so fortunate to find myself living in a country where we have a choice about where we will give birth and who we want there with us during this momentous occasion. The practitioners interviewed for the Rites of Passage videos all offer differing viewpoints, based on their backgrounds, training and experience. I embrace all these viewpoints and though I don't agree with them all, I feel honored to be a part of creating a platform where we explore, respect and start the conversation. I encourage each of you to watch the videos starting on Mother's Day and join in the conversation.

Please click here (Please visit the site to view this media) to find out more information about the Rites of Passage videos and contest.

Julie Hughes's Blogs

Rites of Passage- Let the conversation begin