So much of caring for an infant is physically and emotionally rigorous, but these forms of care are often undervalued, invisible, or only evidenced by their ephemera. We can observe the jam-packed sleeve of diapers when we pull it from a diaper genie. We can observe how wet or dry the disassembled pump parts are next to the sink. But it can be difficult to quantify the cumulative hours of washing, of holding, of reconstructing the self to now be relationally attuned and responsive to this tiny person.

Based on my own experience, and on my interpretation of countless accounts of others' experiences care work and the tenderness, and the toll are worthy of acknowledgement, reverence, and community.

The night feeding collective is a virtual space that caregivers who labor in cover of darkness can be seen, witnessed, held, and responded to among a group of other caregivers while they nourish their babies, while they grapple with fears that worsen during the night, or between feeds when it's impossible to get back to sleep. 

This is not therapy, however you must be registered to receive a link to participate.

Participation is free and all forms of feeding are welcome.

Night Feeding groups are currently held:

12-1 AM EST on Friday night/Saturday morning

3-5 AM EST on Monday morning

Groups are currently held in English.

Please call or send an email if you would like to register to join. You may also reach out if you would like to volunteer to host a group at different times or in additional languages.

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Throughout this series, we will gather virtually and in person to practice embodied healing. This series will center a different theme for each group, including grief, humility, responsibility, and possibility. Through our reading and meetings, we will gain language and practices to support ourselves with and among one another, to nourish our own resilience as we serve our clients and participate in our communities.

The first theme is grief and will begin with:

Returning Home to Our Bodies: Reimagining the Relationship Between Our Bodies and the World–Practices for Connecting Somatics, Nature, and Social Change

Followed by:

Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community

And Ending with

The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and The Sacred Work of Grief

In Person | Capricorn Books, 605 West Ave, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Wednesdays 7:30-8:30/9 PM.

1.22 Returning Home

2.12 Tending Grief

3.5 Wild Edge

3.26 All books

Virtual | by Zoom 12 AM-1/1:30 PM Tuesdays

1.21 Returning Home

2.11 Tending Grief

3.4 Wild Edge

3.25 All Books

Participation is free and is open to professionals in healing fields including therapists, coaches, body workers, sex workers, birth and death doulas, and medical providers.

Please reach out with any questions or to register for joining either group.

Join me and other local healers for bi-monthly bagels and coffee in New Haven. We’ll gather to provide mutual support, develop a reciprocal referral network, and discuss novel approaches to care. Bring a friend!

These are sheets that I have created for client use and reference. They are here for free download and use.

Couples De-Escalation + Time Out Sheet

All-Purpose Remembering Sheet

All-Purpose Remembering Sheet Sample

Resource-Focused Eco-Map Sheet

Resource-Focused Eco-Map Guide

I welcome any feedback you have in reviewing or using these sheets.

an ever-growing list of voices and conversations that I appreciate and wonder if you may, too.

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